On Raising the Minimum Wage in Missouri
On December 1, members of the Missouri General Assembly may begin prefiling legislation for consideration in the upcoming legislative session,...
Does It Matter What a Lost Job Would Have Paid?
In a recent Wall Street Journal editorial, economist David Neumark challenges some of the myths about the minimum wage. From...
A Good Idea from the Post-Dispatch
David Nicklaus’ latest column, “Tax credit would be better for workers than minimum wage hike,” is one well worth reading....
On a Scale of 1-10, It’s 15
Dollars an hour, that is. There is a continuing push in Saint Louis and other cities throughout the country to improve the...
More Than 500 Economists Oppose Minimum Wage Hike
In an open letter released March 12, 2014, more than 500 economists voiced their agreement that increasing the federal minimum...
The Effects Of A Minimum Wage Increase
On Tuesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a letter from scholars at the Show-Me Institute arguing that raising the minimum...
Raising The Minimum Wage Will Cost 500,000 Jobs
The Show-Me Institute has talked a lot about the negative effects of raising the minimum wage. In his two policy...
The $22 (An Hour) Question
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wonders why we do not pay workers a minimum wage of $22 an hour (hat tip: The...
Agreeing About The Minimum Wage
It appears that questioning the merits of raising the minimum wage is a phenomenon that stretches across the ideological spectrum...
Here We Go Again . . . Raising The Minimum Wage
President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address last night and in it, he called for raising the federal...
A Minimum Wage Hike . . . Good for Missouri?
Beginning Jan. 1, due to a ballot initiative approved in 2006, Missouri will see its minimum wage increase by 10...
It’s Official: Payday Lending, Minimum Wage Initiatives Off November Ballot
Supporters of two proposed Missouri ballot measures have thrown in the towel weeks after the Secretary of State’s office announced...
The Minimum Wage Hurts Those It Is Designed to Help
Two bills currently working their way through the Missouri General Assembly, House Bill 61 and Senate Bill 110, would tie...
Why Do Wages Increase?
My last post comparing the standard of living of George Vanderbilt with that enjoyed by most Americans today has inspired...
The Beacon Ignores the Elephant in the Room Regarding Teenage Employment
I was amazed to read an entire article about unemployment among teenagers and college students that did not once mention...
My Labor Markets Reading List
Andrew Leigh links to a new Progressive Policy Institute policy report about the Earned Income Tax Credit. While I haven’t...
