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Publication Date: February 1987
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Bruce Bartlett
Research Area: Labor
Keywords: Labor
Type: Report
Abstract:
There is no evidence that boosting the minimum wage would benefit the incomes of low-paid workers. There is substantial evidence that it would destroy jobs and thus reduce employment for many workers, especially minority youth. On this, professional economists are virtually unanimous.