Articles
Articles
Clemens, Jeffrey, Melissa Gentry and Jonathan Meer. "The Impacts of Minimum Wage Increases on People with Disabilities." Cato Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 419. April 16, 2025. [Link]
Meer, Jonathan. "A Mistaken Idea: The Federal Government Shouldn't Take Over Our Supply Chain." City Journal. March 25, 2020. [Link]
Meer, Jonathan."The Real Cost of Doubling the Minimum Wage." Economics21. January 23, 2020. [Link]
Meer, Jonathan. "The Wrong Tool for the Job." City Journal. Summer 2019. [Link]
Meer, Jonathan. "What are the Broader Impacts of the Minimum Wage?" Econofact. January 2019. [Link]
Meer, Jonathan and Harvey S. Rosen. “Measuring the Motives for Charitable Giving.” NBER Reporter 2018, No. 1. [Link]
Meer, Jonathan. "Does Giving Donors Stuff Actually Raise More Money?" The Conversation. November 2018. [Link]
Meer, Jonathan. "Recent Research on the Minimum Wage: Implications for Missouri." Missouri Policy Journal. No. 7, Fall/Winter 2018. [Link]
Meer, Jonathan. "Price Control Laws Compound Disaster Woes." BRINK. September 11, 2017. [Link]
Meer, Jonathan. “Will Tax Reform Have an Impact on Charitable Giving?” Econofact. October 2017. [Link]
Meer, Jonathan. "A Minimum Wage Study Faces Misplaced Skepticism." National Review Online. June 29, 2017. [Link]
Meer, Jonathan. “Are Overhead Costs a Good Guide for Charitable Giving?” IZA World of Labor. January 2017. [Link]
Meer, Jonathan and Jeremy West. “Effects of the Minimum Wage on Employment Dynamics” Cato Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 40. December 9, 2015. [Link]
Macmillan EconEd. "Successes and Pitfalls of AI in the Classroom." September 27, 2024. [Link]
EconoFact Chats. "On Charitable Giving and Effective Altruism." September 8, 2024. [Link]
Inside Political Science. "Economic Whac-a-Mole." August 30, 2024. [Link]
Scott Cunningham's Mixtape. "Interview with Jonathan Meer, Labor and Public Economist." July 25, 2023. [Link]
Risk Talking with Allison Schrager. "How to Fix Human Capital." November 30, 2022. [Link]
Hidden Curriculum. "Tips on Mentoring Undergraduates." July 20, 2021. [Link]
An Economist Goes to College with Beth Akers. "Why Is College So Expensive and What Can Be Done About It?" September 22, 2021. [Link]
WhyFi Matters. "Plans to Increase the Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour: Pros and Cons." February 14, 2021. [Link]
EconoFact Chats. "Does Raising the Minimum Wage Help Low-Income Workers?" December 7, 2020. [Link]
Economics Detective Radio. "The Minimum Wage and Labour Dynamics. EconoFact Chats. On Charitable Giving and Effective Altruism." December 14, 2018. [Link]