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Arindrajit Dube interviewed by Bloomberg on what happens when retailers voluntarily raise the minimum wage for their workers

Arindrajit Dube, economics, is interviewed about what happens when retailers voluntarily raise the minimum wage for their workers. He says it decreases the number of employees who quit their jobs for better opportunities and tends to lead to increases in wages for similar or slightly higher-paid workers. (Bloomberg, 1/24/18)