Learn more from recent economic research:

- [The National Employment Law Project](https://www.nelp.org/publication/u-s-needs-15-minimum-wage/): The gradual increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would narrow racial and gender pay gaps.

- [The Economic Policy Institute](https://www.epi.org/publication/raising-the-federal-minimum-wage-to-15-by-2024-would-lift-pay-for-nearly-40-million-workers/): Increasing the minimum wage to $15 by 2025 would lift wages for 40 million workers.

- [The American Economic Association](https://www.aeaweb.org/issues/623): Multiple papers showcase the positive impact of a higher minimum wage.

- [UC Berkeley and Brandeis University, Study](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3793677): Amazon’s 2018 wage increase also upped pay for non-Amazon employees.

![Nick Curry stands next to other Amazon employees at the office.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e2ec4bf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1280+0+80/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fba%2F92%2Fcb0560404b7ab626c2acdf1d20ef%2Famazon-mra-program.png)

- [Diversity and inclusion are good for business—and more fundamentally—simply right](https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/diversity-inclusion)

![A family of a mom hugs her two boys while smiling for a photo outside of their home. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/5906c6c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+252/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fb9%2F6f%2F688d6b564b63878ecba6014e0064%2Fshutterstock-288308636.jpg)

- [All people should have access to housing they can afford](https://www.aboutamazon.com/impact/community/housing-equity)

![An Amazon package leans against the front door of a house. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/cc0c950/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+1/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F38%2Fd9%2F2768d0fb48819f26ef3f37440e8c%2Fshutterstock-372185875.jpg)

- [Counterfeiters should receive stronger penalties under federal law](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-establishes-new-counterfeit-crimes-unit)