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Denis Sosinskiy

@dsosinskiy.bsky.social

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Postdoctoral Scholar in Economics @ UC Berkeley. Interested in Labor, Public and Applied Microeconomics.

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UC Berkeley Institute for Research on Labor & Employment (IRLE) @ucberkeleyirle.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Virtual registration is still open for the "Minimum Wages & Monopsony Power" conference! Featuring an all-star lineup of labor economists, this one-day event also honors career of Dr. Michael Reich. 📅 June 6, 2025 | 8am - 5pm 🔗 Register today: irle.berkeley.edu/events/minim...

Minimum Wages and Monopsony Power: MichalReichFest. June 6, 2025. Learn more: irle.berkeley.edu/events

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michaelreich.bsky.social @michaelreich.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

New report on California's $20 fast food minimum wage using D-in-D and DDD: 8-9 percent wage increases, no effects on employment and a 1.5 percent minimum wage increase: irle.berkeley.edu/publications...

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Effects of the $20 California Fast-Food Minimum Wage – Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

Abstract This policy brief represents the second in a series of reports on the effects of California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage. The first report , issued on

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 03/12/2024

Blog updated to v2 this morning. Lots of useful developments from ASSA that, for @shirkandsteal.bsky.social @jennifercohen.bsky.social & I, show a path to meaningful participation in #ASSA2025 even if there are picket lines. I thank @lkatz42.bsky.social & team for leading to practical solutions.

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Aaron Schwartz @aschwartz.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

A newly precise null result on whether Medicaid induces cross-state migration, in an extensive job market paper by Carl McPherson. carlmcpherson.github.io

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Denis Sosinskiy @dsosinskiy.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

A short write-up by @petercoy here: static.nytimes.com/email-conten... 7/7

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Denis Sosinskiy @dsosinskiy.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

Oh, and we did not detect any effects on employment. 6/7

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Denis Sosinskiy @dsosinskiy.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

About 70 percent of the increased costs were passed on in higher prices, suggesting reduced restaurant profit margins. Higher prices likely raised restaurant revenue, implying franchise owners will pay larger royalty fees to their parent companies. 5/7

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Denis Sosinskiy @dsosinskiy.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

The policy increased prices by around 3.7 percent—about 15 cents for a $4 cheeseburger. 4/7

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Denis Sosinskiy @dsosinskiy.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

Results: The policy increased average hourly pay by a remarkable 18 percent. 3/7

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Denis Sosinskiy @dsosinskiy.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

We use diff-in-diff methods, novel restaurant data from over 35,000 jobs posted on Glassdoor, and collect price data from 1,585 restaurants in CA and 1,694 restaurants in control states. 2/7

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Denis Sosinskiy @dsosinskiy.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

Hey #EconSky📉📈 our new working paper with Michael Reich @IRLE is out! Sectoral Wage-Setting in California We provide the first causal evidence of the (highest in the US) $20 minimum wage for large fast-food chains in California, implemented on April 1, 2024. irle.berkeley.edu/publications... 1/7

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Sectoral Wage-Setting in California – Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

Abstract On April 1, 2024, California implemented its first sectoral wage policy, setting a $20 floor on hourly pay for workers in the larger fast food restaura

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