PERI - Intended vs. Unintended Consequences: Evaluating the New Orleans Living Wage Proposal

by: Robert Pollin, Mark D. Brenner, Stephanie Luce

March 31, 2002 | Working Paper

Type of publication: Working Paper
Research or In The Media: Research
Research Area: Labor Markets, Wages & Poverty
Publication Date: 2002-03-31
Authors:
- Add Authors: Robert Pollin
- Add Authors: Mark D. Brenner
- Add Authors: Stephanie Luce
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In February 2002, New Orleans endorsed with a 63 percent majority a ballot initiative to establish a citywide minimum wage one dollar above the federal minimum. We surveyed New Orleans businesses in 1999 to estimate this proposal