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<br /> <br />CONTENTS <br />KEY FINDINGS ........................................................................................................................................ 1 <br />Scenario A: Key findings for a $15 minimum wage increase in San Jose ..................................... 4 <br />Scenario B: Key findings for a $15 minimum wage increase in all of Santa Clara County........... 7 <br />PART 1. THE POLICY CONTEXT ............................................................................................................ 10 <br />1. The economic context .................................................................................................................. 11 <br />2. The minimum wage increase schedules .................................................................................... 14 <br />PART 2. EMPLOYMENT IMPACT ANALYSIS IN SAN JOSE AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY .................... 15 <br />1. Previous minimum wage research .............................................................................................. 16 <br />2. The UC Berkeley IRLE minimum wage model ............................................................................ 18 <br />3. Effects on workers ....................................................................................................................... 22 <br />4. Effects on businesses .................................................................................................................. 29 <br />5. Effects on employment ................................................................................................................ 34 <br />PART 3. POLICY ISSUES ....................................................................................................................... 47 <br />Impacts on Specific Subpopulations ............................................................................................... 48 <br />Wage Level ........................................................................................................................................ 53 <br />CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................ 56 <br />APPENDIX: DATA AND METHODS ........................................................................................................ 59 <br />A1. The wage simulation model ...................................................................................................... 60 <br />A2. Calibrating the UC Berkeley IRLE minimum wage model ........................................................ 63 <br />Endnotes ............................................................................................................................................... 72 <br />References ............................................................................................................................................ 76 <br />8.A. - Page 14