evidence: Impacts of Raising the Minimum Wage on Workers [...] Raising the minimum wage could decrease the educational attainment of underprivileged groups and increase unemployment among people with low educational attainment. Increasing the minimum wage increases the opportunity costs for low-income individuals pursuing higher education. For people from low-income backgrounds, a higher minimum wage disincentivizes the acquisition of university degrees that lead to higher wages in the long run and incentivizes community college education that provides occupation-specific human capital. One study demonstrated that a 10% increase in the minimum wage results in a 5% decrease in university enrollment and a 6% increase in community college enrollment. Because the opportunity costs of not taking a high minimum wage job weigh more heavily on low-income individuals with limited capital assets, a high minimum wage strengthens the link between parental background and child educational attainment, thus perpetuating cycles of low incomes and undereducation. High school dropout rates follow a similar pattern, as research indicates that a long-term 10% increase in the earnings of low-skilled workers could decrease high school enrollment rates by 5-7%. Furthermore, since certain demographic variables correlate with educational attainment, raising the minimum wage may increase income inequality for historically underprivileged populations.