Esposito, Christopher; Leamer, Edward E.; Nickelsburg, Jerry - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
In the restaurant industry, the incidence of an increase in the minimum wage may fall on restaurant owners, customers … on landlords and restaurant owners in low-income neighborhoods. We further show that the mix of responses at restaurants … subject to the LA City minimum wage, including price increases, menu changes, and restaurant closures, was affected by …