Arindrajit Dube, economics, says a recent study by the Congressional Budget Office that says raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour would lift 1.3 million people out of poverty but would also cause the loss of 1.3 million jobs, relies on some questionable assumptions. He says many of those have already been rebutted by researchers in the field. (WBUR, 7/11/19)
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