Who's afraid of a $15 minimum wage?
Who's afraid of a $15 minimum wage?
- March 24, 2021
- David Neumark, economics, HR Dive, March 24, 2021
Writing in January for the National Bureau of Economic Research, David Neumark, an
economics professor at University of California, Irvine … and a co-author found, after
reviewing the body of research on minimum wage and jobs, that "there is a clear preponderance"
of estimates showing job losses with minimum wage increases, especially among younger
and low-skilled workers. Neumark also notes that "the evidence is not unambiguous,"
with some studies showing no impact on jobs or even increased employment levels.
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