San Jose’s minimum-wage increase a cautionary tale for Los Angeles (Op-ed)
San Jose’s minimum-wage increase a cautionary tale for Los Angeles (Op-ed)
- January 27, 2014
- Research by David Neumark, economics Chancellor's Professor and Center for Economics & Public Policy director, is featured in the Los Angeles Business Journal January 27, 2014
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From the Los Angeles Business Journal:
Economists at the Federal Reserve and UC Irvine summarized the past two decades of
research on minimum-wage increases and the conclusion is clear: They reduce employment
opportunities for the least skilled employees.
For the full story, please visit http://www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2014/jan/27/san-joses-minimum-wage....
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