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L*****d
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The $15 minimum wage was supposed to hurt New York City restaurants — but
both revenue and employment are up
Critics would have you believe that upping the minimum wage in restaurants
will lead to massive layoffs and closures. But since raising the minimum
wage to $15 per hour nearly a year ago, the restaurant industry in New York
City has thrived.
I’m a professor with a focus on labor and employment law. My research on
the minimum wage suggests a few reasons why this might be true.
What hasn’t happened
When worker pay goes up, employers can respond in a number of different ways
. They can cut hours, lay off workers, accept smaller profits or raise
prices.
With profits so low in the restaurant industry, averaging just 3%-5%,
employers may not have the option to accept less in profits without going in
the red.
In many industries, increased labor costs may prompt businesses to lay off
American workers and move operations overseas where labor costs are lower.
But this isn’t a viable solution in the restaurant industry, since most of
the work is done on-site.
That leaves restaurant owners with two options. The first is to decrease the
number of hours each employee works, which might explain why income gains
from a higher minimum wage aren’t as large as one would predict.
Still, massive layoffs in the restaurant industry are unlikely because
owners need a certain number of staff to operate a full-service kitchen.
The other option is to increase prices, which many restaurants in New York
City have done.
Prices go up
Some in the restaurant industry have argued that raising menu prices will
lead to fewer people dining out and, consequentially, more restaurant
closures.
But this hasn’t happened.
In fact, both restaurant revenue and employment are up. The reason for this
is that restaurants don’t have to raise prices very much to pay for a
minimum-wage increase.
In one study, for example, a $0.80 minimum wage increase equated to a 3.2%
increase of food prices in restaurants in New Jersey. This is the amount
that the New Jersey minimum wage increased in 1992.
Even a one-time increase of 10% to 15% is unlikely to dissuade large numbers
of customers from dining out. That would amount to an extra $1.20 on a $12
burger.
The focus on single restaurants also ignores the larger economic impact of
raising the minimum wage. According to an analysis by the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago, if low-wage workers have more money in their pockets, they
will have more money to spend, potentially expanding the number of consumers
who can afford to eat out.
In fact, some people — including those from the Economic Policy Institute
— have posited that a minimum-wage increase will actually lead to an
increase in employment because of the effects of giving low-wage workers a
raise. Other advantages to restaurants may include lower turnover rates and
better job performance.
Wage hikes help everyone
Perhaps the principal reason that the minimum wage increase did not seem to
have a negative effect on the restaurant industry in New York is that the
state’s economy is strong overall, so businesses have been able to absorb
the increases without having to make hard decisions about where to cut.
If the economy were to go into a recession, business would undoubtedly
suffer, though the suffering could hardly be attributed solely or mainly to
a minimum-wage increase. In other words, a good economy means that everyone
benefits, including low-wage workers.
Apocalyptic predictions of the industry’s demise will likely return as New
York officials debate whether to get rid of the tip credit, which allows
employers to make up part of their minimum wage obligations in tips. Right
now, restaurants actually have to pay workers only $10 per hour if they make
at least $5 per hour in tips.
There are many good policy reasons to abolish the tip credit, including
ensuring that workers have pay stability and combating the problem of sexual
harassment in the service industry. Women working in restaurants with lower
minimum wages than other industries in the state were twice as likely to
report being sexually harassed by a customer than women who were paid their
state’s minimum wage.
Seven states, including Alaska, Montana and Washington, have already
abolished the tip credit. New York may be next.
As the debate unfolds, just remember to look at the data. A pay increase for
low-wage workers doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game. In fact, the evidence
suggests that everyone can win.
V*******n
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纽约人生活费这么高,15块连房租都交不起,我看至少应该把最低工资提到30.
l**o
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别扯鸡巴蛋了,纽约的小餐馆业总体一直在走下坡路,不过这是最近几年的趋势,和麻
痹最低工资关系现在还不大。
l**p
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挣这么多了可以少给小费了

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【在 L*****d 的大作中提到】
: The $15 minimum wage was supposed to hurt New York City restaurants — but
: both revenue and employment are up
: Critics would have you believe that upping the minimum wage in restaurants
: will lead to massive layoffs and closures. But since raising the minimum
: wage to $15 per hour nearly a year ago, the restaurant industry in New York
: City has thrived.
: I’m a professor with a focus on labor and employment law. My research on
: the minimum wage suggests a few reasons why this might be true.
: What hasn’t happened
: When worker pay goes up, employers can respond in a number of different ways

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