Iowa Poll results overlook consequences of wage hike (Letter to the Editor)
Iowa Poll results overlook consequences of wage hike (Letter to the Editor)
- March 7, 2016
- Research by David Neumark, economics professor, is featured in The Des Moines Register March 7, 2016
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From the Des Moines Register:
Economists at the University of California, Irvine and the Federal Reserve Board reviewed
two decades of research on the subject and found that the overwhelming majority of
studies on minimum wage point to job losses for less-skilled employees. The only thing
that the Iowa Poll proves is that incomplete polling questions produce incomplete
results. Michael Saltsman, Washington, D.C
For the full story, please visit http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/readers/2016/03/07/iowa-poll-results-overlook-consequences-wage-hike/81174906/.
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