Research by Arindrajit Dube, economics, is cited in coverage of Los Angeles lawmakers moving closer to adopting a $15 minimum wage for the city. (Refinery29.com, 5/26/15)
Day: June 3, 2015
Jeannette Wicks-Lim, Political Economy Research Institute, is quoted in an article examining the overall impact recent minimum wage increases have had on overall earnings in the U.S. (Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 6/1/15)
The blowback on Harvard economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff caused when UMass Amherst economists found flaws in their seminal report on debt-to-GDP ratios in 2013 is noted in a news article detailing the increasing pressure on academics to make news headlines with their published papers, and the controversy that can arise when the papers are shown to be flawed. (New York Times, 5/31/15)