Minimum Wage Doesn't Affect Jobs Much. Why?

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Apr 5, 2013, 9:17:08 AM4/5/13
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Why Does the Minimum Wage Have No Discernible Effect on Employment?

February 2013, John Schmitt

The employment effect of the minimum wage is one of the most studied topics in all of economics. This report examines the most recent wave of this research – roughly since 2000 – to determine the best current estimates of the impact of increases in the minimum wage on the employment prospects of low-wage workers. The weight of that evidence points to little or no employment response to modest increases in the minimum wage.

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