Why do only Left-Wing sources know of these "studies"?
...crickets...
- Finally and most definitively, a recent study by economists at the University of California and the University of Massachusetts examined every state and federal minimum wage increase over the past two decades and found that they did not lead to declines in teen employment. Their analysis included an in-depth examination of minimum wage increases during times of high unemployment - including the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009 — and found that even during these difficult economic periods when unemployment for both adults and teens spiked, increases in the minimum wage did not exacerbate job losses or slow rehiring.
- Equally important, the new study demonstrates how a body of previous research
(one frequently relied on by business lobbyists who oppose minimum wage increases) inaccurately attributes
declines in employment to increases in the minimum wage. It shows how those studies ignore major differences in
job markets such as varying regional growth rates for low-wage jobs. When analyses control for these important
factors, the claimed job losses disappear.
- Black teen unemployment has always been dramatically higher than overall teen unemployment.
African-American teen unemployment hit 43 percent in 2010, a level not seen since the
recession of the early 1980s. Unfortunately, this shocking rate of unemployment is consistent
with our nation’s long-term racial gap in unemployment.Since the U.S. Department of Labor
began keeping statistics in 1972, the black teen unemployment rate has ranged from 1.6 to
2.4 times the overall teen unemployment rate. In 2010, the black teen unemployment rate of
43percent was 1.7 times the overall teen unemployment rate of 25.9 percent — well withinthat range.
The problem of extreme unemployment among black youth is a persistent one
that our nation has failed to adequately address for decades, but the evidence does not
suggest that the minimum wage is driving or exacerbating it in any way.
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As always, the sources for these claims are Left-wing pro-labor-union think tanks which we have no reason to believe. They're just telling the mob what it wants to hear.
Virtually all claims of "data" to prove what the impact of minimum wage is on unemployment are dishonest.
The only case where there is empirical evidence of how MW impacts the economy is that of Samoa, where the MW increase had enough impact on the economy that it could be measured.
All other cases are inconclusive. There are equal studies pro and con, depending upon the bias of the "researchers" or ideologues and the think tanks/publications that pay them and tell them what results to find.
The only conclusion to draw is that the impact is very small during the first few months following a MW increase.
None of the "studies" ever analyzes the impact beyond a year or so, which is one reason why such "studies" are so irrelevant.
The reason there is some "evidence" showing that MW does no harm to employment numbers is that the public is extremely biased in favor of MW and craves to be told this.
When the clamoring mob wants to hear something badly enough, there's always going to be a few "experts" who will answer the call and tell them what they want to hear.
Here's the test for whether the "research" or "study" is biased: Look for MAINLINE sources to see if they confirm the "data" in question.
On this topic, a good mainline source is PBS and Paul Solman. Or NPR and "Marketplace" and other programs like that.
Other reliable sources are the mainline networks, like CNN, BBC, etc. (not the commentators, but the news) also the History Channel and National Geographic Channel.
E.g., these sources all confirm the real problem of global warming, for which there is reliable evidence, even though it's controversial and there is alleged "data" refuting it. But none of them ever present the "studies" proving what the impact of minimum wage is. If there were any reliable "studies" on this, it would be presented by a mainline source such as the above.
For your minimum wage "data" or "empirical studies" to be taken seriously, they have to also be supported by mainline sources, and not always be Left-wing pro-labor propaganda sources, which is what all these sources are who claim that there are "studies" proving that minimum wage has no adverse impact on the unemployment numbers.
The same is true of the claims made against minimum wage increases. There are no "studies" or "data" on either side of this debate (claiming to have proved what the impact on employment is) that are supported by mainline sources.
