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About Jonathan
Meer's research focuses on altruism, education, and the minimum wage. He is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Contributions
How the 2017 U.S.Tax Reform May Impact Charitable Giving
Key Findings Brief,
In the News
Quoted by Dylan Matthews in "The Economic Debate over the Minimum Wage, Explained," Vox, November 20, 2019.
Quoted by Dylan Matthews in "The Economic Debate Over the Minimum Wage, Explained," Vox Media, November 20, 2019.
Publications
"Effects of the Minimum Wage on Employment Dynamics" (with ). Journal of Human Resources (2015).
Argues that minimum wage will impact employment over time, through changes in growth rather than an immediate drop in relative employment levels. Finds that the minimum wage reduces job growth over a period of several years.
"Persistent Effects of Teacher-Student Gender Matches" (with ), National Bureau of Economic Research, December 2017.
Finds that having a female math teacher in 7th grade increases the likelihood that female students take higher-level math courses, aspire to a STEM degree, and attend a STEM-focused high school.
"Does Fundraising Create New Giving?" Journal of Public Economics 145 (2017): 82-93.
Finds that, while matches increase giving to eligible requests, they do not appear to crowd out giving to similar ones, either contemporaneously or over time.