Proposed bill looks to raise Minnesota's minimum wage
Proposed bill looks to raise Minnesota's minimum wage
- February 15, 2013
- Research by David Neumark, economics Chancellor's Professor and Center for Economics & Public Policy director, is featured in the SC Times February 15, 2013
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From the SCTimes:
But there are some questions about who really benefits. A long-running body of work
by economist David Neumark of the University of California Irvine, found that increasing
minimum wages led to a moderate decline in employment for low-skilled workers. What’s
more, his research suggests that a chunk of the gains in higher wages might go to
middle-class teenagers, with some adults getting squeezed by a reduction in jobs or
hours.
For the full story, please visit http://www.sctimes.com/article/20130215/NEWS01/302150025/Proposed-bill-l....
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