Key Takeaways Raising the minimum wage might increase the number of “good jobs” that provide solid benefits, reasonable ...

Governments’ embrace of high minimum wages is not a fad. It reflects the favourable attitude of many economists towards the ...

A Bluefield University economics professor said Virginia’s upcoming minimum wage increase will most likely result in increased unemployment.

Beyond that, the minimum wage is a crude and wasteful tool for redistribution. Many minimum-wage workers are not poor, but ...

A proposal to raise the current $15 per hour minimum wage to $25 an hour has some small businesses predicting a catastrophic ...

A new minimum wage law for gig workers in Seattle — and the subsequent response from tech companies — is changing the dynamics of food delivery in the city. As the law went into effect last month, ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The federal minimum wage hasn’t seen an increase in nearly 13 ...

Before the government of Guam tries to raise the minimum wage prior to a gubernatorial election, it’s prudent to consider ...

A new Rasmussen Reports survey reveals that 40% of Americans now believe the minimum wage should be at least $15 an hour, up from 36% a year ago. That’s a strong sentiment. After all, who doesn’t want ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns discussing efforts to increase the federal minimum wage. Next week: “The economic argument for the minimum wage.” “Economics is like gravity.