…introduced the Entrepreneur Rights Act, which would exempt some small and seasonal businesses from minimum wage increases. Supporters may point to California’s recent mandate elevating the minimum wage for fast-food…
…Consumer Price Index. In his latest policy brief, The Minimum Wage in Missouri, Elias Tsapelas explores the potential economic effects of this proposed minimum wage hike. The brief highlights the…
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PCKAPrkQTMi9pvWJY9XxZ?si=7U9dQLV2SfGHjrjfE2nViw David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: Missouri’s Amendment 6, the Kirkwood sales tax vote, the state’s minimum wage proposition, the return of the…
Proponents of raising the minimum wage like to try to take the moral high ground. “Workers deserve a living wage!” they shout. They couch their arguments in terms of fairness…
…and auto theft) committed by young adults, who are disproportionately impacted by an increase in the minimum wage. But why would a minimum wage increase lead to an increase in…
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Y6hHEn3wK3eeXHr5KpEfN?si=3_uc4gxpRtOMkDE4w6GVRQ James V. Shuls speaks with Russell S. Sobel, Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship at the Baker School of Business at The Citadel, about his latest paper, “Why Markets Matter…
…to the minimum wage increase, low-income and low-skilled workers are likely to be worse off. Similar to Missouri’s potential $15.00 minimum wage, Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance passed in 2014 phased…
…books Economics In One Virus, and The War on Prices. He has written on numerous economic issues, including fiscal policy, inequality, minimum wages, infrastructure spending, the cost of living and…
Years ago I delivered testimony on the minimum wage to the Kansas City Council. After my remarks, a councilwoman asked about a chart showing worker productivity rising while wages remained…
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