Date of Award
5-2021
Degree Type
Creative Project
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Economics and Finance
Committee Chair(s)
Benjamin Blau (Committee Chair)
Committee
Benjamin Blau
Committee
Tyler Brough
Committee
Pedram Jahangiry
Abstract
The minimum wage in San Francisco was increased from $6.75 to $8.5 per hour in November 2003. This was primarily aimed to improve low-income workers' well-being, especially racial and ethnic minorities. This paper conducts a difference-in-difference model using a synthetic control group for San Francisco, looking into a possible change in employees' demographic composition in the Accommodation & Food Services, and Manufacturing industries. The results indicate that the ratio of white employees increased significantly, suggesting that a labor-labor substitution happened in the following years of the minimum wage increase.
Recommended Citation
Mehrabinia, Poorya, "The Demographic Effect of Minimum Wage: Evidence from San Francisco County" (2021). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 1521.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/1521
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