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“Raise Maryland” Campaign Uses Discredited Research to Support Wage Mandate Claims: Discredited Sources Include List of 650 “Economists,” Card & Krueger Study
January 2011 · ·
Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis showing that labor-backed Progressive Maryland is using misleading and discredited research in their attempts to raise Maryland’s minimum wage to $10 an hour. On their website, the “Raise Maryland” campaign claims that additional wage mandates will not cause unemployment, pointing to a 1994 study by economists David Card and Alan Krueger and a list of 650 economists… -
New Study: Minimum Wage Increases Do Not Boost the Economy: Research Shows Minimum Wage Increases Can Negatively Affect Some Industries’ Output
December 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new study by economist Dr. Joseph J. Sabia of the United States Military Academy at West Point which finds that—contrary to some advocates’ claims—minimum wage increases do little to stimulate the overall economy. The research also shows that wage hikes can have a negative effect on state Gross Domestic Product (GDP) generated by certain lower-skilled industries. Using… -
New Study: Minimum Wage Increases Do Not Boost the Economy: Research Shows Minimum Wage Increases Can Negatively Affect Some Industries’ Output
December 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new study by economist Dr. Joseph J. Sabia of the United States Military Academy at West Point which finds that—contrary to some advocates’ claims—minimum wage increases do little to stimulate the overall economy. The research also shows that wage hikes can have a negative effect on state Gross Domestic Product (GDP) generated by certain lower-skilled industries. Using… -
Teen Employment Dropped 12.4 Percent as a Direct Result of Federal Minimum Wage Hikes: As National Debate Continues on the Minimum Wage, EPI Points to the Unintended Consequences of Past Increases
October 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON – With an ongoing national debate about the merit of the minimum wage, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) points to recent research estimating the teen employment loss caused by the federal minimum wage increase between July 2007 and July 2009. Economists William E. Even of Miami University and David A. Macpherson of Trinity University found that employment for teens aged 16 to 19 without a high… -
Teen Employment Dropped 12.4 Percent as a Direct Result of Federal Minimum Wage Hikes: As National Debate Continues on the Minimum Wage, EPI Points to the Unintended Consequences of Past Increases
October 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON – With an ongoing national debate about the merit of the minimum wage, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) points to recent research estimating the teen employment loss caused by the federal minimum wage increase between July 2007 and July 2009. Economists William E. Even of Miami University and David A. Macpherson of Trinity University found that employment for teens aged 16 to 19 without a high… -
New Analysis: 37.8 Percent of Teens in Alabama Looking for Work for Six Months or More: Research Shows Increases in the Minimum Wage Hurts Teen Employment
September 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis of Census Bureau data that shows teens in Alabama are having an especially hard time finding work. As of August 2010, 37.8 percent of Alabama teens had been searching for a job for six months or more, on average. Nationally, the average was 23.5 percent. A recent study by economists William Even of Miami University…