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Arin Dube cited in Vox story “This Target executive knows what’s wrong with the minimum wage”

http://www.vox.com/2015/3/19/8259865/target-minimum-wage

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Arin Dube featured in UMass Magazine article “$10.10 Per Hour?”

Arindrajit Dube, associate professor of economics, has been studying low-wage work, including the topic of minimum wage, for more than a decade.  President Obama has cited Dube’s research as he pushes to increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour and Dube’s work was in the forefront in November when voters in four states approved measures to raise the minimum wage.

There’s a lot of heated public debate over the effect on the economy of raising the minimum wage. Some say it will lead to rampant job loss, others say it will help end income inequality.  Do economists have the answer?  Read more……