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Minimum wage hikes—flawed anti-poverty policy

In fact, 60 per cent of minimum wage workers are aged 15 to 24.

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Minimum wage hikes will hurt young people, immigrants

A 10 per cent increase in the minimum wage leads to up to a four per cent drop in teen employment.

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Ontario’s planned $15 minimum wage will likely hurt young and low-skilled workers

— July 12, 2017

Authors:

Charles LammamHugh MacIntyre

For every 10 per cent increase in the minimum wage, youth employment drops by three to six per cent.

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