California Today: Raises come with increase in minimum wage
California Today: Raises come with increase in minimum wage
- January 5, 2018
- David Neumark, economics, in The New York Times, Jan. 5, 2018
It is far too early to say just how the increase is affecting businesses or whether
the bump is changing the lives of low-income families, but economists are watching
closely to understand the impact of the increase. “The short answer is we don’t know
much yet,” said David Neumark, a professor of economics and the director of the Economic
Self-Sufficiency Policy Research Institute at University of California, Irvine.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/us/california-today-raises-come-with-increase-in-minimum-wage.html.
Share on:
Related News Items
- Disney settles suit over women's pay for $43 million
- Proposition 32 was just rejected. In blue California, why did the minimum-wage boost fail?
- What do economists, local businesses think about Proposition 32, a minimum wage hike?
- How to stay calm when Elon Musk says he's leaving California -- and other lessons from business relocations
- How to stay calm when Elon Musk says he's leaving California -- and other lessons from business relocations
connect with us