Denis Sosinskiy
@dsosinskiy.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Scholar in Economics @ UC Berkeley. Interested in Labor, Public and Applied Microeconomics.
Virtual registration is still open for the "Minimum Wages & Monopsony Power" conference! Featuring an all-star lineup of labor economists, this one-day event also honors career of Dr. Michael Reich. 📅 June 6, 2025 | 8am - 5pm 🔗 Register today: irle.berkeley.edu/events/minim...
New report on California's $20 fast food minimum wage using D-in-D and DDD: 8-9 percent wage increases, no effects on employment and a 1.5 percent minimum wage increase: irle.berkeley.edu/publications...
Effects of the $20 California Fast-Food Minimum Wage – Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
Abstract This policy brief represents the second in a series of reports on the effects of California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage. The first report , issued on
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Blog updated to v2 this morning. Lots of useful developments from ASSA that, for @shirkandsteal.bsky.social @jennifercohen.bsky.social & I, show a path to meaningful participation in #ASSA2025 even if there are picket lines. I thank @lkatz42.bsky.social & team for leading to practical solutions.
Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org · 2y agoGot AEA & ASSA emails this morning abt hotel workers striking in SF? Want to figure out what it means & what your options are? See this analysis @shirkandsteal.bsky.social @jennifercohen.bsky.social & me, & our call to support 3 small ASSA policy changes #EconSky aaronsojourner.org/hotel-worker...
A newly precise null result on whether Medicaid induces cross-state migration, in an extensive job market paper by Carl McPherson. carlmcpherson.github.io
Hey #EconSky📉📈 our new working paper with Michael Reich @IRLE is out! Sectoral Wage-Setting in California We provide the first causal evidence of the (highest in the US) $20 minimum wage for large fast-food chains in California, implemented on April 1, 2024. irle.berkeley.edu/publications... 1/7
Sectoral Wage-Setting in California – Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
Abstract On April 1, 2024, California implemented its first sectoral wage policy, setting a $20 floor on hourly pay for workers in the larger fast food restaura
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