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Summarizes evidence from studies and public estimates, including state-level moves toward a $15-per-hour wage floor, and discusses competing claims about job losses versus income gains. Highlights long-standing arguments, counterarguments, and the role of macroeconomic “ripple” effects and labor-market composition.","The Right to a Living Wage  \nMatt Uhler, Editor  \nContents  \n1. Increasing Pay Has Its Ups and Downs 9 John Wihbey  \n2. Mandating Higher Wages Will Raise Incomes 17 David Neumark  \n3. Minimum Wage Has No Effect on Poverty and 28  \nReduces Jobs James Sherk  \n4. Raising Minimum Wage Benefits Income Inequality 47  \nand Inflation  \nHeather Boushey  \n5. Minimum Wages Increase Unemployment 61  \nAndrew Syrios  \n6. This Is Not About Job Loss 66  \nDavid Howell  \n7. Minimum Wage Laws Have Negative Effects 73 Mark Wilson  \n8. Minimum Wage Means Maximum Potential 89 David Cooper and DougHall  \n9. Raising Minimum Wage Doesn’t Change Anything 106  \nDavid Neumark  \n10. A Living Wage Is a Local Economy’s Lifeblood 116 Jeff Chapman and JeffThompson  \n11. A Living Wage Won’t Hurt Employers 139 [Results.org](Results.org)  \n12. The Working Poor Deserve a Living Wage 147 Carla A. Katz, Esq.  \n13. Higher Minimum Wage Alone Won’t Solve Poverty 151  \nT. H. Gindling  \n14. Minimum Wages Aren’t a Free Lunch 165 David Neumark  \n15. Companies Around the World Must Act Now to 179 Raise Minimum Wage  \nRachel Wilshaw  \nOrganizations to Contact 191  \nBibliography 195  \n1  \nIncreasing Pay Has Its Ups and Downs  \nJohn Wihbey  \nJohn Wihbey is assistant director for Journalist’s Resource at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy.  \nThe long-standing debate over minimum wage legislation involves economic modeling at the national and local levels, both of which can have broad effects on inflation, the job market, and the American workplace. Numerous studies have been launched by economists and scientists alike, researching the impact of raising minimum wage on rising costs and job growth—with the consensus being that there are trade-offs between higher wages and job losses but not necessarily any evidence of correlation.  \nI n 2016, California became the first state to adopt legislation  \nthat will gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. New York City, Seattle, and Washington D.C. also have plans to phase in a $15-per-hour wage floor. Others are raising wages above the federally mandated rate, according to the National Conference of State Legislators. On August 1, 2016, for example, Minnesota’s minimum wage rose to $9.50 per hour at the state’s largest companies.  \nThe changes come after years of national debate about the need to raise pay so families can earn a living wage. The U.S.  \n”Minimum wage: Updated research roundup on the effects of increasing pay”, by John Wihbey, July, 27, 2016. [http://journalistsresource.org/studies/economics/inequality/the](http://journalistsresource.org/studies/economics/inequality/the)effects-of-raising-the-minimum-wage. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.  \nThe Right to a Living Wage  \nfederal minimum wage was first established during the Depression, and it has risen from 25 cents to $7.25 per hour since it was first instituted in 1938 as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Despite the increases, inflation has eroded its value; returning it to the value it held in 1968 would require an increase to nearly $10 per hour. In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama called for raising the minimum wage to $9 per hour, which in adjusted terms would put it back at its early 1980s level. According to administration estimates, this would boost the wages of some 15 million people. Supporters of these efforts note that women in particular are likely to benefit significantly.  \nBut increasing the minimum wage may have impacts beyond adding more money to employees’ pockets. A Purdue University study released in July 2015 suggests that paying fast-food restaurant employees $15 an hour could lead to higher prices. Prices at those businesses could increase by an estimated 4.3 percent, according to the report.  \nEarlier studies have indicated that some businesses will cut jobs to pay employees more. 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