美国加州大学圣克鲁斯分校的一项研究发现, 加利福尼亚州的每小时20美元快餐工资法提高了薪水,但也增加了价格,减少工作时间和加速自动化. California’s $20/hour fast food wage law raised pay but increased prices, cut hours, and sped up automation, a UC-Santa Cruz study found.

根据加州大学圣克鲁斯分校对100家特许经营企业的研究, 加利福尼亚2024年颁布的每小时20美元快餐最低工资法导致价格上,就业机会减少和自动化增加. California’s $20-per-hour fast food minimum wage law, enacted in 2024, has led to higher prices, fewer job opportunities, and increased automation, according to a UC-Santa Cruz study of 100 franchises. 虽然平均工资上了18%,但政策减少了工作时间,取消了加班时间和复杂的福利. While average pay rose 18%, the policy reduced hours, eliminated overtime, and complicated benefit eligibility. 快餐连锁店加速使用摊位,应用程序和人工智能开车服务以削减劳动力成本,独立拥有的餐厅提高价格和工资以保持竞争力,影响低收入消费者. Fast food chains accelerated use of kiosks, apps, and AI drive-throughs to cut labor costs, and independently owned restaurants raised prices and wages to stay competitive, affecting low-income consumers. 伯克利大学的一项研究发现价格上仅为3.7%,就业没有下降,但圣克鲁斯大学的研究者批评它忽视了自动化的影响. A UC-Berkeley study found only a 3.7% price increase and no employment drop, but UC-Santa Cruz researchers criticized it for ignoring automation’s impact. 调查结果突出了劳动力市场政策的快速变化带来的意想不到的影响. The findings highlight unintended consequences of rapid policy changes in labor markets.