Higher minimum wages increase poverty in poor neighborhoods, study finds
Higher minimum wages increase poverty in poor neighborhoods, study finds
- June 11, 2018
- Research by David Neumark, economics, in the Washington Examiner, June 11, 2018
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The study, led by the University of California, Irvine economist David Neumark and
published by the business-backed Employment Policies Institute, finds that, over the
course of decades, higher minimum wages don’t reduce poverty in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Rather, the analysis finds that a $1 increase in the minimum wage raises poverty rates
and government dependency by about 3 percent.
For the full story, please visit https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/higher-minimum-wages-increase-poverty-in-poor-neighborhoods-study-finds.
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