While conservatives assert that raising the minimum wage will result in large scale loss of jobs, research on cases where the minimum wage has been raised in the past show that this prediction just does not fit the facts. Even in cases where the minimum wage was raised in one state or city and not in bordering areas, there was no net job loss where wages were increased. University of Minnesota economist Ann Markusen, JOBS NOW Executive Director Kris Jacobs and A Minnesota Without Poverty Executive Director Nancy Maeker describe the research and the actual responses of businesses when the minimum wage is raised.