M. GrégoireThe CA Minimum Wage Increase: Summing Up
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What was the consequence of California raising the #MinimumWage for fast food workers? More money for some, job loss for others, more expensive food for customers. "[P]rices rose, quantity demanded fell, and that’s what killed the jobs—not robots replacing workers. Not today, anyway."
The CA Minimum Wage Increase: Summing Up - Marginal REVOLUTION
Two recent joint-papers Did California’s Fast Food Minimum Wage Reduce Employment? by Clemens, Edwards and Meer and The Effects of California’s $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage on Prices by Clemens, Edwards, Meer and Nguyen give what I think is a plausible and consistent account of California’s $20 fast food minimum wage. California’s $20 fast food […]