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Reconciling Minimum Wage Arguments
A common argument states that raising the minimum wage will necessarily lead to job losses because it increases the cost of labor for businesses. However, many economic studies find that the actual impact on employment is often small or negligible. Explain the reasoning behind the simple argument, and then provide one reason why the real-world employment effects might be less negative than this simple argument predicts.
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