First, according to the very simple version of the labor market economists teach in introductory economics courses, a minimum wage raises quantity supplied and reduces quantity demanded. The minimum wage, therefore, reduces employment. It's a robust thesis with ample empirical support from (for example) University of California-Irvine economist David Neumark and Texas A&M University economist Jonathan Meer, both of whom are affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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