Episode

Out to Lunch: California’s $20 Fast-Food Wage

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Cato Podcast
Published
May 21, 2026
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2876
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Summary

California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage cut employment by roughly 18,000 jobs and pushed up restaurant prices. Cato’s Ryan Bourne talks to UC San Diego economist Jeff Clemens about California’s wage-floor experiment—and the broader lessons for state and federal minimum wage policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.