Teenage unemployment is higher than unemployment of people ages 20 and over. Explain why economists would attribute at least part of this difference to minimum-wage laws
People who are experienced and educated are likely to find jobs where the equilibrium wage is above the minimum wage. In labor markets where the equilibrium wage is above the minimum wage, the minimum wage does not create unemployment. Since people ages 20 and over tend to have more experience and education than teenagers, the minimum wage matters less and so creates less unemployment.
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