Academics didn’t make up facts. Show data the when the minimum wage rose and it corresponding to an increase unemployment.
Actually many do ! Particularly in the social sciences, if “data ex nihilo” is needed to fit their political biases. Paul Krugman comes to mind. There are studies out there that show increase minimum wage yields increased unemployment. You can find them as easily as I can.
Not saying your wrong or its right. One should not accept data uncritically. Don’t we criticize the “warmies” for doing that! My first reading of the paper yields an initial impression of “cherry picking” to get the desired result. For example in the cases cited I think there was a lot more going on economically then what’s compared.
Question: Then labor costs don’t matter? The customer will always absorb the increases?