Economists warn $30 minimum wage could kill jobs, spike prices Rebekah Paxton, research director at the Employment Policies Institute, said economists overwhelmingly oppose a $30 minimum wage, warning it could drive job losses, raise prices and accelerate automation. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! A new Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis study is handing conservatives fresh ammunition in the minimum wage fight, with critics mocking the findings as obvious after researchers linked