Joe Sabia,an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at American University

question 32

Multiple Choice

Joe Sabia,an assistant professor of public policy at American University in Washington,DC,says that a 10 percent increase in the minimum wage reduces retail employment by 1 percent and reduces employment among young workers by 3.4 percent.If President Obama is successful increasing the minimum wage by 30 percent as explained in "Obama Wants $9.50 Minimum Wage," we can expect

• A)Employment to decrease by about 30 percent and prices to increase.
• B)Unemployment to increase by about 30 percent and prices to decrease.
• C)Retail employment to decrease by about 3 percent and young workers' employment to decrease by about 10.2 percent.

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