Fast-Food Minimum Wage (AB 1228)(Working Paper)

Question: What was the short-run impact of California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage on youth employment?

Data

• CPS ORG microdata (IPUMS)
• California vs bordering control states
• Sample: ages 16–24

Methodology

• Difference-in-Differences (DiD)
• Triple Difference (DDD)
• Robust standard errors

Key Findings

• No immediate collapse in youth employment
• Heterogeneous effects by metro area
• Results consistent with partial adjustment

Code & Materials

GitHub Repository