Big businesses in L.A. will raise their minimum wage from $10.50 to $12 an hour this Saturday. But in Seattle, a new study found that the lowest paid employees saw a drop in work hours, wages, and jobs available after the city raised its minimum wage to $13 last year. Could LA suffer some of the same consequences?
Does raising the minimum wage help or hurt low-skilled workers?
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Guests:
Jacob Vigdor - University of Washington -
@JakeVigdor,
Ben Zipperer - Economic Policy Institute -
@ben_zipperer,
Chris Thornberg - Founding Partner at Beacon Economics LLC
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Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Gina Pollack,
Sarah Sweeney,
Michell Eloy,
Amy Ta,
Christian Bordal,
Quinn O'Toole