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The Economy

Michael Farren: The minimum wage — who actually wins and loses in Pennsylvania?

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021
Michael Farren

Lifting the minimum wage has been an increasingly popular effort. But who’s for and against it — and what are the consequences of the policy?
By Michael Warren

News

Christen Smith: 2020 job losses in Pennsylvania rival Great Recession

February 18, 2021March 2, 2021
Christen Smith

The job market in Pennsylvania shrank across all sectors in 2020, rivaling record lows set during the Great Recession a decade earlier.
By Christen Smith

The Economy

Matthew Lau: Minimum wage, maximum damage in PA

March 1, 2020December 15, 2020
Matthew Lau

Raising the minimum wage effectively cuts the bottom rung off the economic ladder and, by impeding the lowest-skilled workers from gaining the job experience needed to move upwards, increases poverty in the long run and hurts those workers the policy purports to help.
By Matthew Lau

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