Low-wage workers are about to get some of the biggest raises ever
Low-wage workers are about to get some of the biggest raises ever
- September 6, 2015
- Research by David Neumark, economics Chancellor’s Professor, is featured by the Daily Herald Sept. 6, 2015
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From the Daily Herald:
But there's little precedent for doubling the federal minimum wage -- big wage hikes
in cities like Seattle haven't been in place long enough to deliver solid data --
and no one's quite sure how the economy will adjust. Some economists, most notably
David Neumark of the University of California, Irvine, believe that they will kill
jobs for wage earners, and that there are more productive ways to boost the incomes
of America's poorest.
For the full story, please visit http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150906/business/150909412/.
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