Faculty Profiles

February 13, 2013 (updated as additional sources arrived)

Dube Research on Minimum Wage Tapped by White House, Media

Research by Arin Dube (economics) on minimum wage has been widely cited lately, including by President Obama. In his State of the Union address he called to increase the federal minimum wage to $9 per hour, and then index it to inflation. At right is the resulting flier that takes users to the minimum wage factsheet on the White House website. Dube is named in the section entitled "A Stronger Middle Class Is a Key to a Stronger Economy."

Subsequently Dube received lots more press coverage. Following is a listing with links.

PRI, 2/19/13
Business owner, economist see incremental minimum wage hike as viable path

MSNBC, 2/16/13
Can Obama raise the minimum wage?

Business Insider, 2/16/13
The Minimum Wage Is Like A Proxy Labor Union

CBS MoneyWatch, 2/15/13
Does raising the minimum wage really help workers?

The Economist, 2/15/13
Labour markets: Minimum human wages

The American Prospect, 2/15/13
Minimum Wage 101

Salon, 2/14/13
Economists: A $9 minimum wage won’t hurt jobs
Boehner's argument is rebuffed by economists, who note that the small hike will not mean less employment.

Concord Monitor, 2/14/13
Letter: New Hampshire workers deserve a raise

The Atlantic, 2/13/13
Helpful, Harmful, or Hype? 5 Economists Weigh In on Obama's Minimum-Wage Proposal

Washington Post, 2/13/13
Four things to know about Obama’s minimum wage increase

Slate, 2/13/13
The Research Case for a Higher Minimum Wage

The National Review, 2/13/13
Guest Post by Arpit Gupta: The Minimum Wage