Three (cynical) explanations for the minimum wage groundswell
Three (cynical) explanations for the minimum wage groundswell
- November 11, 2013
- David Neumark, economics Chancellor's Professor and Center for Economics & Public Policy director, is featured in Bloomberg Businessweek November 11, 2013
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From Bloomberg Businessweek:
David Neumark, an economist at the University of California, Irvine who has done
extensive research that questions the value of higher minimums, says supporters’ motives
aren’t necessarily ulterior. “It’s a response to rising inequality. I don’t think
it’s a good response to it. Obama believes it will help, as do many other smart people
who I think are wrong.”
For the full story, please visit http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-11/three-cynical-explanatio....
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