Living Wage Policies and Big-Box Retail: How a Higher Wage Standard Would Impact Walmart Workers and Shoppers

This study assesses the impact of higher wages on Walmart workers and consumers, and breaks down how these effects are distributed across income levels. Their analysis reveals that establishing a higher minimum wage for big box retail workers would significantly benefit workers living in poverty or near-poverty. Meanwhile, the costs of raising wages on consumers would be small and relatively dispersed.