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The argument against preemption is also an argument against a statewide minimum wage.
Should we persist with policies like increased minimum wages and 'Ban the box' laws because their intentions are noble, or do we junk them because their outcomes are harmful?
The only way to boost wages is to boost worker productivity.
We all want to reduce poverty. But we can only do so with by getting the unemployed into work and making our state's workers more productive. Waving a magic legislative…
More research has provided further evidence that minimum wage hikes are bad public policy.
It turns out that labor demand curves do slope downwards after all.
Last week, the Star Tribune gave Seattle City Councillor Kshama Sawant space to comment on Saint Paul's proposed $15 minimum wage. Sadly for the Strib's readers, Ms Sawant took the…
We all want to see higher wages. They are the best way of guaranteeing a good standard of living. But, to be sustainable, they need to come from higher productivity,…
This weekend the Fergus Falls Daily Journal carried an opinion piece by its editorial board titled ‘Minimum wage increase good for economy’. Sadly, both economic theory and the empirical evidence…
We all want to see higher wages. They’re are the best way of guaranteeing a good standard of living. But, to be sustainable, they need to come from higher productivity,…
Economic policies in the Gopher State have yielded better results? Data suggest otherwise.
One of the first things we expect from government is to protect us from violence. A government that can’t or won’t fulfill that basic function isn’t worth bothering with. Like…
'Magical thinking' is where we say something is true not because we know it to be true but because we want it to be true. While this might make us…
A legally mandated $15 dollar minimum wage is a harmful solution to what is increasingly a non-problem as wages rise in Minnesota.
As Baby Boomers retire the Labor Force Participation rate is falling in Minnesota and across the United States. But it has also been falling for teenage workers. Why is this?…
Minimum wages are bad public policy which hurt the very people they are meant to help. New research illustrates one more avenue in which this works. Minimum wages push teenagers…
We all want to see higher wages for workers. But these will only come in a sustainable way from increasing worker productivity. For this, we need to look at education,…
The minimum wage has been a prominent issue in tomorrow's St. Paul mayoral election. When casting your vote, keep in mind what the evidence says.
On Sunday, St Paul's mayoral candidates showed a refreshing range of attitudes towards the harmful $15 minimum wage. Some were sensible, some not so sensible. When judging what the candidates…
It's often said that the evidence in the minimum wage debate is clear. And it is.
Economics has laws, and they will be enforced whatever politicians think they can decree
As price of labor went up, people bought less of it — as standard economic theory predicts. This op-ed appeared June 29, 2017 in the Star Tribune. The Minneapolis City…
Seattle's council commissioned research into the effects of its minimum wage increases. When it didn't like the results, it commissioned some more