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“We have a lot of evidence on what happens when you raise the minimum wage. And the evidence is overwhelmingly positive: Hiking the minimum wage has little or no adverse effect on employment while significantly increasing workers' earnings.”

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Paul Krugman is a renowned economist known for his contributions to macroeconomic policy and international trade. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1991 and is considered one of the leading figures in the New Keynesian economics school. more

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