MINIMUM WAGE AND FOOD PRICES: AN ANALYSIS OF PRICE PASS-THROUGH EFFECTS

An Input-Output model is used to analyze price pass-through effects of a minimum wage increase on prices of the food and kindred product and food-service industry. Although these sectors employ a disproportionate share of minimum wage workers, our results suggest a $0.50 increase in the minimum wage would minimally affect food prices.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Lee, Chinkook ; Schluter, Gerald E. ; O'Roark, Brian
Published in:	International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. - International Food and Agribusiness Management Association - IFAMA. - Vol. 03.2000, 01
Publisher:	International Food and Agribusiness Management Association - IFAMA
Subject:	Demand and Price Analysis \| Labor and Human Capital

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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