[UCI Distinguished Professor] Economist David Neumark, a few years ago, looked at all the major minimum-wage studies over the previous 20 years, and more than 100 studies. Eighty-five percent of those studies found that the minimum-wage laws create job losses, cause a reduction in hours worked and can cause businesses to shut down.

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