The controversial study showing high minimum wages kill jobs. The university of washingtons study illustrates a significant negative. University of washington box 354900 seattle, wa 98195. Part of our bottom line came from a previous econlife on the minimum wage and our featured image is from pixabay. As more states and localities move forward with plans to raise the minimum wage, this research will. Minimum wage increases, wages, and lowwage employment. Listen to seattles morning news weekday mornings from. The second study, sponsored by the city government itself and released from researchers at the university of washington uw concludes that the minimum wage increase has modestly raised wage rates, but has also substantially reduced work hours and. Center for administrative records research and applications u.
This study used a rigorous triple difference strategy to identify the associations between state minimum wages and adult obesity, body mass index kgm 2, hypertension, diabetes, fair or poor health, and serious psychological distress. Jan 30, 2018 the university of washingtons study illustrates a significant negative impact of an increase in minimum wage. The university of washington minimum wage study and its. To contact the seattle minimum wage study team, email. Study evans school of public policy university of washington. University of washington analysis of seattle minimum wage. The minimum wage study involves several different project components, including employer surveys, an indepth study of workers with children in seattle, a study of child care centers and health outcomes, a study of regional pricing, and analysis of administrative and census data.
Jul 21, 2017 what was then dubbed the new minimum wage research took flight with a 1994 study by david card of the university of california, berkeley, and alan krueger of princeton university. Minimum wage increases, wages, and low wage employment. Specifically, the study highlights how ethnic minorities, particularly blacks and hispanics, and young people are disproportionately hurt by minimum wage hikes. In seattle, minimum wage hike comes at a cost to some workers. Seattle minimum wage study university of washington. We seek to provide insights that will be useful for policymakers and scholars. The minimum wage study is a research effort dedicated to providing rigorous analysis of the impact of minimum wage ordinances in metropolitan regions and states.
Source document contributed to documentcloud by daniel beekman the seattle times. New york times misleads on seattle minimum wage study. The second study, sponsored by the city government itself and released from researchers at the university of washington uw concludes that the minimum wage increase has modestly raised wage rates, but has also substantially reduced work hours and employment, resulting in a net decline in average monthly pay. Selected findings from the selfsufficiency standard for washington 2017 the standard varies by family type. The minimum wage study has conducted telephone and web surveys with a representative sample of employers most likely to have low wage workers within the city of seattle, in the snohomish, pierce, and greater king county region, and in metropolitan chicago. What seattle learned from having the highest minimum wage in the. These papers take a closer look at the effects on child care businesses and on food prices during the policy implementation. The impact of a citylevel minimum wage policy on supermarket.
Seattles minimum wage policy is complicated by this complex array of minimum wage rates. Another strand of studies estimates the effect of minimum wages on teenagers. Uw study finds seattles minimum wage is costing jobs. In this article, we examine how implementation of seattles minimum wage law affected the local child care sector using three datasets. Oct 22, 2018 a research team including economists from the university of washington has put out a paper showing that seattles recent minimumwage increases brought benefits to many workers employed at the. The minimum wage study evans school of public policy and. Low wages are a persistent feature of child care jobs and affect the quality of childrens care in the u. Who would be affected by an increase in seattles minimum.
The seattle minimum wage study has neither solicited nor received support from any 501c4 labor organization or any 501c6 business. Results of a new university of washington study shine a spotlight on. Uw study finds seattles minimum wage is costing jobs the seattle. Five flaws in a new analysis of seattles minimum wage. Increases in minimum wage may not have anticipated positive. State minimum wage rates and health in workingage adults. To examine the effects of increasing minimum wage on supermarket food prices in seattle over 2 years of policy implementation, overall and differentially across food quality metrics. The selfsufficiency standard for washington state 2017. Overview of the minimum wage study at the university of. Evans school of public policy and governance university of washington.
Seattle minimum wage study has serious flaws slashdot. This study evaluates the effect of the increased minimum wage between. Other studies on minimum wage have typically used lowerwage industries, such as the restaurant sector, or lowerpaid groups such as. Its focus was this seattle paper and the university of washingtons the minimum wage study. Some studies have found higher minimum wages associated with. Since then, two major studies have been published on the effects of the act. They said seattles higher base pay would hurt workers. New uw report finds seattles minimum wage is great for. They used an ingenious pairing of contiguous counties of new jersey, which had raised its minimum wage, and pennsylvania, which had not, to evaluate the effects. Poverty, inequality, and the seattle minimum wage experiment. These studies argue that teenagers are typically at the bottom of the wage and. Two new studies published about the seattle minimum wage.
University of washington box 354900 seattle, wa 98195 school of public health university of washington box 357230 seattle, wa 98195 suggested citation. Jacob vigdor, study director for the university of washingtons evaluation of the seattle minimum wage. Any opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and not the university of washington or any other affiliated organization. Report on the impact of seattles minimum wage ordinance on wages, workers, jobs, and establishments through 2015. The seattle minimum wage study team at the university of washington analyzed.
Using a variety of methods to analyze employment in. Using a variety of methods to analyze employment in all sectors paying below a specified real hourly rate, we conclude that the second wage increase. This ones titled report on the impact of seattles minimum wage ordinance on wages, workers, jobs, and establishments through 2015, and it measures the impact of the. In a new epi paper, the high road seattle labor market and the effects of the minimum wage increase, economists ben zipperer. A group of researchers at the university of washington, with support. Jun 26, 2017 the minimum wage increased wages for workers in the restaurant industry, without reducing employment overall in contrast to the findings from the university of washington. An interdisciplinary team of faculty and graduate students who have tracked various industries since the ordinances implementation just published two new studies. Long, robert plotnick, emma van inwegen, jacob vigdor, hilary wething. National health interview survey data 20082015 on adults ages 2564 n 1,430 were linked to. This latest study from the uw team looks at the effects of both the first and second jumps. The university of washington minimum wage study and its critics sent.
The citys escalating minimum wage has meant a slight increase in pay among workers. Source document contributed to documentcloud by jenna montgomery kuow public radio. Effects of seattle wage hike modest, may be overshadowed by strong economy. The seattle minimum wage study has neither solicited nor received support from any 501c4 labor organization or any. The authors thank brenda gellner and tori rockwell for research assistance, and our collaborators on the minimum wage study at the university of washington for inspiration.
The current paper and analyses are part of a larger study that is evaluating the impacts of the seattle minimum wage ordinance on jobs and employment using administrative datasets and on employers, workers, and prices using primary data collection seattle minimum wage study, 2015. Last week, a university of washington study team released a working paper on seattles increased minimum wage. School of public health university of washington box 357230 seattle, wa 98195. A long line of studies about the minimum wage has revealed that it can drive. Uw minimumwage study doesnt reflect reality of work in. This working paper has inspired eyepopping headlines. New harvard study shows raising the minimum wage hurts the. Apr 18, 2016 seattle minimum wage study seattle city council briefing april 18, 2016 daniel j. Recent research on the minimum wage lindenwood university. The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors. This econtalk podcast had the perfect update on the minimum wage.
The 2017 berkeley and university of washington studies of. Using a variety of methods to analyze employment in all sectors. How minimum wage increases affect the economy is a question of great interest to citizens and governments across the country. A new study of seattles minimum wage increase by researchers at the university of washington uw suffers from a number of data and methodological problems that undermine and cast doubt on its conclusions. Analysts said the wage hike cost seattle at least 5,000 jobs. Seattles minimum wage hike hurting hours, employment. University of washington researchers continue to study the impact of the 2014 seattle minimum wage ordinance. Evidence from linked survey and administrative data kevin rinz u. The seattle minimum wage study marginal revolution. But a provocative new paper by the seattle minimum wage study team at the university of washington suggests that this may be a deeply counterproductive policy. Researchers at the university of washington have been studying the effects on. Jul 06, 2017 the second study, sponsored by the city government itself and released from researchers at the university of washington uw concludes that the minimum wage increase has modestly raised wage rates, but has also substantially reduced work hours and employment, resulting in a net decline in average monthly pay.
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