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New Research Finds 770,000 Jobs Lost at Hillary Clinton’s Proposed $12 Minimum Wage: Economists find average household income of those affected by a $12 mandate is $55,800
November 2015
Washington D.C. – In advance of this weekend’s Democratic debate, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) releasednew research by economists William Even of Miami University and David Macpherson of Trinity University regarding the effects of a $12 federal minimum wage. Applying the same methodology that the Congressional Budget Office used last year to find that a $10.10 minimum wage would cost 500,000 jobs, the economists conclude that a $12… -
New Survey Finds 72 Percent of U.S. Economists Oppose a $15 Federal Minimum Wage: Five out of six economists say it will cause youth job loss. Two-thirds say it will hurt small businesses
November 2015
Washington D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new survey conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center asking economists about their reaction to a $15 minimum wage. It finds that 72 percent of U.S.-based economists oppose a $15 federal minimum wage. EPI is placing a full page ad in the New York Post tomorrow highlighting the survey’s results. The findings coincide with yet another round of union-backed “Fight… -
Study Finds $10.10 Minimum Wage Would Cost Pennsylvania 30,000 Jobs: Wage hike would have a disproportionate impact on women, minimal impact on poverty
November 2015
Washington D.C. — In advance of an anticipated Senate vote on a $10.10 minimum wage, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is highlighting a study by Drs. David Macpherson of Trinity University and William Even of Miami University finding that 30,000 jobs would be lost in Pennsylvania if the state increases its minimum wage to $10.10. State Sen. Christine Tartaglione is trying to force the Senate to vote on her legislation… -
Sanders, O’Malley Opposed By Liberal Economists on $15 Minimum Wage: Former Obama, Clinton advisers caution against such a dramatic wage mandate
October 2015
Washington D.C. — Today, in advance of a Democratic Presidential debate that will likely focus on minimum wage, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is highlighting Princeton economist Alan Krueger’s opposition to a $15 federal standard. He is the latest in a string of high-profile, left-of-center economists, including Drs. Arin Dube, Katharine Abraham, Ronald Ehrenberg, and Harry Holzer, who have expressed skepticism of the national application of a… -
New Poll Finds Majority of New Yorkers Oppose $15 Minimum Wage: Support plummets when consequences of wage hike are explained
September 2015
Washington D.C. — Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released the results of a new poll conducted by Google Consumer Surveys finding that the majority of New York State residents oppose Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed $15 minimum wage when its consequences are explained. Activists have jumped on a new Quinnipiac poll finding that 62 percent of New Yorkers support a consequence-free $15 minimum wage to make the… -
Cuomo’s Fast Food Flop: Times Square Billboard Criticizes Minimum Wage: Highlights consequences of $30,000 annual minimum wage
August 2015
Washington D.C. — Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) announced a new billboard going up in the heart of Times Square calling out Gov. Cuomo’s $15 minimum wage for fast food employees. The ad, which can be found on Broadway south of W 46th St., is part of EPI’s new digital and print advertising campaign called “Fast Food Flop” that highlights the unfairness and consequences of the dramatic wage hike. The…