Persky, Joseph J.; Baiman, Ron - In: Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy 40 (2010) 2
In January 2004 and January 2005 the state of Illinois increased its minimum wage to $5.50 and then $6.50, well above the national minimum of $5.15. This study, comparing the impacts on Illinois fast food outlets to a control group of Indiana outlets, was conceived as a repetition of the...