https://macropaperwarehouse.com/authors/ellora-derenoncourt/Ellora DerenoncourtHugo -- gohugo.ioen-ushttps://macropaperwarehouse.com/papers/voluntary-minimum-wages-the-local-labor-market-effects-of-national-retailer-policies/https://macropaperwarehouse.com/papers/voluntary-minimum-wages-the-local-labor-market-effects-of-national-retailer-policies/<p><strong>Research Question</strong></p> <p>This paper studies the labor market effects of voluntary minimum wages (VMWs) — company-wide, publicly announced wage floors set by large private employers — in the U.S. low-wage retail and service sector from 2014 to 2023. The central questions are: (1) How do VMWs affect wages and employment at the adopting large retailers? (2) Do VMWs generate wage spillovers to other employers in shared local labor markets?</p> <p><strong>Data and Setting</strong></p>