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The Determinants and Implications of Local Minimum Wage Adoption
The Determinants and Implications of Local Minimum Wage Adoption
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Denison, Jack
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Abstract
As of December 2018, over 40 localities in the United States have minimum wage laws that
set a wage floor above the federal minimum wage (UC Berkeley Labor Center 2018).1 The recent
surge in local minimum wage laws not only runs counter to traditional theories of local policy, but
also presents the potential for a new paradigm of public policy action and diffusion. Cities, often
thought to be limited in their policymaking capabilities, may be at the vanguard of policy action,
reimagining the policymaking relationship between local, state, and national governments. The surge
in local minimum wages (between 2012 and 2017 the number of localities with a local minimum
wage increased from 2 to 35) could signal a turn towards city-led public policy.
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2019-05
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Applied Research Paper