From Forbes:
Dave Neumark and William Wascher – respectively a professor at the University of California, Irvine and a member of the Board of Governors for the Federal Reserve System – literally wrote the book on this topic. After analyzing the relevant academic literature in 2007, they came to the conclusion that 85 percent of the studies with “the most credible evidence” showed “negative employment effects” following on the heels of minimum-wage wage hikes. In non-economist speak, that means job losses.

For the full story, please visit http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/04/03/remember-when-the-new-york-times-understood-the-economics-of-the-minimum-wage/#35e821e84963.

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