Seattle’s Minimum-Wage Rise May Have Pushed Down Workers’ Hours, Study Finds - Real Time Economics - WSJ

A study commissioned by the city of Seattle finds recent increases in the metro area’s minimum wage may have backfired, reducing the pay of workers because their hours were cut by employers in response to the requirement their hourly pay rise. The Seattle Minimum Wage Study, funded in part by the city and conducted by […]

https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2017/06/27/seattles-minimum-wage-rise-may-have-pushed-down-workers-hours-study-finds/