Arin Dube says the tightening job market along with increases in the minimum wage adopted by states and some cities are pushing wages up

Arindrajit Dube, economics, writes a column where he says the tightening job market along with increases in the minimum wage adopted by states and some cities are pushing wages up. He also says the dropping poverty rate suggests that the U.S. job market is getting healthier. (New York Times, 9/29/16)