Guest: Minimum wage hike would not stimulate economy through consumer spending (Opinion)
Guest: Minimum wage hike would not stimulate economy through consumer spending (Opinion)
- May 1, 2014
- Research by David Neumark, economics Chancellor's Professor, is featured in The Seattle Times May 1, 2014
From The Seattle Times:
Unfortunately, as minimum-wage expert David Neumark, of the University of California,
Irvine points out in a study, “There is simply no evidence” that boosting the minimum
wage would stimulate the economy through consumer spending.
For the full story, please visit http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2023504238_maxfordnelsenopedminimum....
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