Topic Minimum Wage

The minimum wage in the United States continues to be one of the most important policy levers for establishing a floor for job quality. Equitable Growth’s research and analysis demonstrates that higher minimum wages has the potential to increase earnings without reducing employment.

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Equitable Growth delivers comment letter responding to U.S. Department of Labor’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on classifying employees and independent contractors

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Enacting a minimum wage for tipped workers is on the ballot in two U.S. cities. Here’s what the research says

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What happened to the federal minimum wage debate?

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How a large employer’s low-road practices harm local labor markets: The impact of Walmart Supercenters

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New research highlights the necessity of improving wage standards and bargaining power for low-wage workers in the United States

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Why minimum wages are a critical tool for achieving racial justice in the U.S. labor market

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The basic economics of a guaranteed income

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Equitable Growth in Conversation: An interview with David Card and Alan Krueger

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Appreciating the new economics of the minimum wage

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David Card and Alan Krueger on the 20th anniversary of ‘Myth and Measurement’ (Invite Only)

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The consequences of higher labor standards in full service restaurants: A comparative case study of San Francisco and the Research Triangle in North Carolina

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Pooling multiple case studies using synthetic controls: An application to minimum wage policies

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How high can the minimum wage go?

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Minimum wage workers and the collapse of the job ladder

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The intellectual history of the minimum wage and overtime

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Caring for the elderly in America now includes a minimum wage and overtime

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Puerto Rico’s predicaments: Is its minimum wage the culprit?

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Implementing and policing higher minimum wages at the local level

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