The Economics Department at the University of New Mexico will host a seminar titled, Research on Living Wage Ordinances, Monday, Sept. 19, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., in the Economics Building (SSCI) rm. 1002. Albuquerque voters will decide on the issue on the Oct. 4 ballot. The seminar is free and open to the public.
Participants include Arindrajit Dube, Michael Reich and Robert Pollin. Dube is a research economist at the Institute of Industrial Relations, and Reich is a professor of Economics and the director of the Institute of Industrial Relations, both at UC Berkeley. Pollin is a professor of Economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts.
Dube and Reich will discuss their paper titled, “Can a Citywide Minimum Wage Be An Effective Policy Tool? Evidence From San Francisco,” while Pollin will present his paper titled, “Evaluating Living Wage Laws in the United States: Good Intentions and Economic Reality in Conflict?”
There will be a 30-minute question and answer session following the presentations.
Dube’s and Reich’s paper is available for review at: Dube and Reich. Pollin’s is available at: Pollin.
For more information contact Angela Torrez at (505) 277-5304.
Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821
Posted by scarr at September 13, 2005 09:31 AM