Overrelying on simple economic models might mislead us about which policies will actually help people, while a more holistic look at the social sciences as a whole may counter that.
The papers you cite about how the minimum wage doesn’t lead to a negative impact on jobs all seem like economics papers to me. What are the social science papers you have in mind that provide useful evidence that the minimum wage doesn’t harm employment?
The papers you cite about how the minimum wage doesn’t lead to a negative impact on jobs all seem like economics papers to me. What are the social science papers you have in mind that provide useful evidence that the minimum wage doesn’t harm employment?
I’ve already responded to Larks on this