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Policy Note 1999/6 | June 1999

The Minimum Wage Can Be Raised

Lessons from the 1999 Levy Institute Survey of Small Business

Survey responses make it clear the minimum wage can be raised. The question now is, How high can it be raised before serious employment consequences occur?

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Policy Note 1999/6

Associated Program:

Employment Policy and Labor Markets

Author(s):

Oren Levin-Waldman

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