*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Bold increases in the minimum wage should be evaluated for the benefits of raising low-wage workers’ total earnings Author: David Cooper https://www.epi.org/people/david-cooper/, Lawrence Mishel https://www.epi.org/people/lawrence-mishel/, and Ben Zipperer https://www.epi.org/people/ben-zipperer/

*Source: * The Economic Policy Institute (EPI)

*Date:* April 18, 2018

*Summary: *In this paper we show that the need to “go bold” calls for a more standard policy evaluation framework that assesses the costs and benefits for low-wage workers rather than a singular focus on potential employment losses

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