Here's some studies of the effects of Seattle's minimum wage hike: https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/02/06/two-new-studies-published-about-the-seattle-minim

Here's some studies of the effects of Seattle's minimum wage hike: https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/02/06/two-new-studies-published-about-the-seattle-minimum-wage-ordinance/ https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/02/06/two-new-studies-p... "The most common strategic response reported by the businesses has been to raise prices or fees of child tuition and to reduce hours of or number of staff. Center directors reported that employee wages and benefits comprise the majority of business expenses and that child tuition was the primary source of business income. Thus, most businesses reported they would need a mix of strategies to accommodate increased labor costs to ensure that added expenses were not falling entirely onto the families they serve."