The politics and problems of raising the minimum wage (Opinion)
The politics and problems of raising the minimum wage (Opinion)
- January 11, 2014
- Research by David Neumark, economics Chancellor's Professor and Center for Economics & Public Policy director, is featured in News & Observer, World News Network and Cincinnati.com January 11, 2014
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From News & Observer:
There’s little debate among academic economists about the effect of minimum wages.
University of California, Irvine economist David Neumark has examined more than 100
major academic studies on the minimum wage. He reports that 85 percent of the studies
“find a negative employment effect on low-skilled workers.”
For the full story, please visit http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/01/11/3522029/the-politics-and-problems....
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