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1. Minimum wage hikes will hurt young people, immigrants

   Appeared in the Financial Post, Aug 2, 2017 With many of Canada’s largest provinces (Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia) either committing to or considering a minimum wage of $15 per hour, many analysts—including us—note that this policy will hurt many ...

2. The Economic Effects of Increasing British Columbia's Minimum Wage

   Minimum wages have long been the subject of considerable attention and debate. The controversy surrounding minimum wages arises from the tension between well-intentioned efforts to increase incomes for lower-income workers and the significant negative ...

3. The Economics of Minimum Wages

   This Public Policy Source provides a review of the economics of minimum wage laws and, in particular, of the empirical literature on some of the economic impacts of minimum wage laws. It also provides an overview of the Canadian data on who earns the ...