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Although it's not an experimental condition, the Nordic countries have no minimum wage.
by mortehu 7y ago
Although it's not an experimental condition, the Nordic countries have no minimum wage.
- rchaud 7y agoThey can do that because unions are part of the labour market structure, and can do collective bargaining directly with the employers, instead of leaving the government to impose a one-size fits all minimum wage [0]. https://www.fastcompany.com/3052798/can-fast-food-work-ever-be-a-decent-job-these-swedish-mcdonalds-workers-say-yes https://www.fastcompany.com/3052798/can-fast-food-work-ever-... That to me is the right way to approach this (advocate for workers' interests, but leave the government out of it), but if that was ever considered in the US, a good chunk of the HN readership would go apoplectic and beg for the state to intervene.