This Great Graphic comes from the University of Chicago's business school blog. A tip of the hat to Justin Wolfers for noting it. It shows the results of a survey of economists and their view and conviction level of the impact of a higher minimum wage.
The key take away is how strongly divided professional economists are over the issue. It suggests that it is not a simply technocratic issue, but one of values and, dare one say, ideology.
Great Graphic: Economists Divided on Minimum Wage Debate
Reviewed by Marc Chandler
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February 27, 2013
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