Minimum Wage Laws Can’t Repeal the Laws of Economics

Tags: Interventionism, Bureaucracy and Regulation, Labor and Wages

01/10/2025 Scott Drylie Michael Brown

A new study at UC Berkeley claims that California‘s new $20 minimum wage has had no adverse economic effects. If only that were true.

Original article: Minimum Wage Laws Can’t Repeal the Laws of Economics

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