Nehemiah Manufacturing turned a social mission of hiring convicted felons into a competitive advantage, with decreased turnover and higher staff loyalty. In this podcast, Harvard Business School professor Michael Chu discusses the challenges and opportunities of combining profit with social impact in a new case study.
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This study examines the impact of minimum wage increases on restaurant closures in the San Francisco Bay Area, using data from 2008 through 2016 from the review platform Yelp. The study demonstrates that higher minimum wages increase closure rates among lower-rated restaurants, while higher-rated restaurants are largely insulated from changes.
Survival of the Fittest: The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Firm Exit
This study examines the impact of minimum wage increases on restaurant closures in the San Francisco Bay Area, using data from 2008 through 2016 from the review platform Yelp. The study demonstrates that higher minimum wages increase closure rates among lower-rated restaurants, while higher-rated restaurants are largely insulated from changes.