The negative consequences of raising D.C.’s minimum wage
The negative consequences of raising D.C.’s minimum wage
- July 30, 2015
- David Neumark, economics Chancellor’s Professor, is quoted by Reasons.com and The Patriot Post July 30, 2015
From Reasons.com:
Economist David Neumark of the University of California, Irvine … who has done extensive
research on the issue – explains, "the principal sources of an individual's higher
earnings are more schooling and the accumulation of experience and skills in the labor
market," both of which are discouraged by increases in the minimum wage.
For the full story, please visit http://reason.com/archives/2015/07/30/the-consequences-of-raising-dc.
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