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The test at the state line

In 1992, New Jersey raised its minimum wage and Pennsylvania did not. Two Princeton economists turned the state line into a test, and the result shook their field. This is history and research, not policy or financial advice.

Major #12: EconomicsThe story: David Card and Alan Krueger (1990s). The book: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.

About 8 minutes

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In this lesson

  • A question at the coffee counter
  • Fast food on both sides of the line
  • What the research says
  • The book: Freakonomics
  • What the evidence says about the book
  • Where this comes from
  • Try it today
  • 4 questions to check yourself

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