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An analysis of the impact of raising the minimum wage in Seattle cites research done in 2014 by Arindrajit Dube, economics.

An analysis of the impact of raising the minimum wage in Seattle on job availability and income for low-wage workers in the city cites research done in 2014 by Arindrajit Dube, economics. Dube suggests that the minimum wage can safely be set at the median hourly pay for a full-time worker without causing job losses. In a new paper he has co-authored, researchers say the minimum wage can be set a little higher than the median wage without having large negative impacts on employment. (Slate, 2/25/19)