Minimum Wage

Podcast: 2022 Priorities, a Win in Webster, and Fight for $15 in Jeff. City

Susan Pendergrass, David Stokes, and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss legislative priorities for 2022, the rejection of a TIF in Webster Groves, and a bid to raise the […]

SMI Podcast: Lessons From The Last Economic Recovery

Dr. Aaron Hedlund joins Dr. Susan Pendergrass on this episode of The Show-Me Institute Podcast. Aaron Hedlund is chief economist at Show-Me Institute and an associate professor with tenure in […]

New Summary of Minimum Wage Research Shows Negative Effects

A nationwide $15 minimum wage appears to be under discussion in Washington. While they are mulling it over, policymakers might want to check out a new paper published by the […]

The Minimum Wage: How it Harms the Workers it’s Meant to Help

Dr. Michael Podgursky opened his presentation by reviewing the recently released Show-Me Institute video about the impact of the minimum wage in Saint Louis's Dutchtown neighborhood. He then spoke on […]

Missouri Mayors and the Minimum Wage

Kansas City Mayor Sly James and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay recently called for a statewide minimum wage increase in Missouri when efforts to do so in their own cities […]

Dutchtown and the Minimum Wage

To many, an increase to the minimum wage sounds like a good idea, but in reality it would cost businesses and jobs. Show-Me Institute’s John Wright talks to several members […]

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