Correction, Please!
Mandatory Minimum-wage Hikes Once Again Hurt Their Supposed Beneficiaries
A sampling of news articles:
Item: The Washington Post pointed out that recent studies regarding the impact of Seattle’s minimum-wage increase have led to different conclusions. As the Post put it:
A study by economists at the University of Washington in June found that raising the hourly minimum wage to $15 cost low-wage workers in Seattle $125 a month because employers reduced hours and let workers go.
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