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CIO Corner

A man in a suit and red tie is speaking with his hand raised. Behind him is a blue wall and a small bookshelf. To the right, there is a chart with intersecting lines displayed on a screen. The chart and the wall both display the name "SYM Financial." He discusses the impact of increasing minimum wage on the economy.

What Does Increasing the Minimum Wage Do to the Economy?

  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­We recently asked SYM’s Chief Investment Officer Andy Popenfoose this question. This is a paraphrase of what he shared.  Catch his exact words in the video above. The Classic Set up of Two Curves Early labor economics curriculum teaches us about two curves, the supply of labor and the demand of labor. These two curves show how many workers and employers are willing to work and pay for different wages. Here is an example

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