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Publication Date: May 2006
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): James Sherk
Research Area: Labor
Keywords: Economy; living wage
Type: Brief
Abstract:
Intended to reduce poverty, the minimum wage encourages teenagers to drop out of school and reduces low-income workers' future job prospects and earnings.