In addition, there is some evidence that the distributional consequences of minimum wages may be slightly better in recent data.
This small failure to recognize the real-life consequences of minimum wages is symptomatic of the faulty conceptual framework of the UW study.
Indeed, ever since 1962, when Milton Friedman argued, in his book "Capitalism and Freedom," that the consequences of minimum-wage laws "are precisely the opposite of those intended by the men of good will who support it," this has been a point of agreement among conservative Republicans.
The health mandate study reports: "Workers who would lose their jobs are disproportionately likely to be high school dropouts, minority, and female". Similarly, a systematic review of more than 100 different minimum wage studies revealed "overwhelming" evidence that those most likely to experience unemployment as a consequence of higher minimum wages are those with the lowest skills and teens.
Tuesday's version concerned the spread of unpaid internships, a consequence of the minimum wage and surplus graduates with parents rich enough to support them into their 20s.
He said that he wanted to be transparent with his customers, but he also hoped to make the city aware of one consequence of the minimum-wage increase, with the hope that it might compel local lawmakers and the public to more seriously consider the impact on small businesses before passing policies like this in the future.
Other research suggests that the employment and wage consequences of a minimum wage depend on the reaction to the policy.
Famm argues that one of the unintended consequences of mandatory minimum sentences is an 800% increase in the federal prison population over the past 30 years, making America the incarceration capital of the world.
The negative consequences of the minimum wage increase in Los Angeles and San Diego — large cities where wages are lower — are likely to be more pronounced, though they could remain modest on balance.
Here's hoping legislators will make it a New Year's resolution to pay attention to these consequences of their minimum wage intentions.
