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A low-wage job is better than no job
June 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Providence Journal
State legislators should beware that putting minimum-wage hikes on auto-pilot is a very misguided policy that will yield disastrous results for vulnerable workers in Rhode Island (“R.I. Senate ties wage hike to consumer price index,” May 28). Decades of economic research demonstrate that there is an increase in job losses following minimum-wage hikes, particularly among vulnerable groups such as minority teens and adults without a high-school diploma.… -
Joblessness weighs big on teens’ future
June 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Gainesville Times
The June 6th article “Teens now competing with laid-off adults to find work,” acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens. A study out of Stanford University found that those who as youths experienced especially long periods of unemployment were particularly prone to negative long-term effects on future wages and employment. And research… -
Letter to the Editor
June 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Leesburg Today
Dear Editor: A job at the previous rate is better than none. Brian Moran fails to acknowledge the unintended–but very real–consequences of automatically indexing the minimum wage (‘Moran Makes Last Minute Campaign Pitch In Leesburg,’ June 3). Putting minimum wage increases on auto-pilot, without any mechanism for stopping the increases during a recession, is an extremely misguided policy that is yielding disastrous results for vulnerable employees in… -
Summer jobs needed
June 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Gainesville Sun
The June 1 article “Finding summer jobs tough for area teens” acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens. A study out of Stanford University found that those who as youths experienced especially long periods of unemployment were particularly prone to negative long-term effects on future wages and employment. And research from the… -
Automatic wage increase is a disaster
June 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · NJBiz
Sen. Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) and other state lawmakers must beware of the unintended consequences of automatically indexing the minimum wage, even if the economy recovers (“What should the minimum wage be in New Jersey?” Political Exchange, May 4). Putting minimum-wage increases on autopilot, without any mechanism for stopping the increases during a recession, is an extremely misguided policy that will yield disastrous results for vulnerable employees… -
Summer jobs have long-term effect
June 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · The Reporter
A Reporter article (“Teens can still get summer jobs,” June 3) acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens. A study out of Stanford University found that those who as youths experienced especially long periods of unemployment were particularly prone to negative long-term effects on future wages and employment. And research from the…