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Evaluating the Need for Modeling in Minimum Wage Policy

A government is proposing a policy to significantly increase the national minimum wage. Some officials argue that the benefits to low-wage workers are self-evident and that commissioning a detailed economic modeling study would be a costly and unnecessary delay. Construct a counter-argument explaining why using a macroeconomic model is a crucial step before implementing this policy. Your argument should identify and explain one potential positive outcome and one potential negative unintended outcome that such a model could help policymakers anticipate.

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