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100 _aSmythe, Andria and Hsu, Linchi
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245 _aThe minimum wage as a tool for racial economic justice
260 _aJournal of Economic Literature
300 _a61(3), Sep, 2023: p. 977-987
520 _aParticipants at the 1963 civil rights march on Washington supported minimum wage laws using arguments of economic justice. Many economists at the time argued against the minimum wage based on efficiency concerns rooted in neoclassical theory. After decades of debate, where does the economics profession stand on the justice and efficiency claims of the minimum wage? We discuss the evolution of the minimum wage literature in economics, focusing on racial justice. We highlight recent empirical papers that overwhelmingly support the position of the marchers on Washington while at the same time showing little to no loss of economic efficiency. – Reproduced https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jel.20221709
773 _aJournal of Economic Literature
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