If the demand for labor is reflected in a downward sloping
linear demand curve, then successive increases in any binding
minimum wage (that is, for example, a binding minimum wage
increases from $10.10/hr to $12.10/hr and then from $12.10/hr to
$14.10/hr), will result in
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no job losses since the demand for labor, particularly unskilled
labor, is highly price inelastic.
increasing (as a percentage) job losses, and decreasing total
income (or reduced rates of income growth) paid to...