David Neumark

David Neumark
David Neumarkis an American economist and a Chancellor's Professor of Economics at the University of California, Irvine...
issues living movement past
I think what the living-wage movement has done in the past 11 years is incredible. How many other issues are there where progressives have been this successful? I can't think of one.
gamble opening research
I think this is a gamble by opening up to more research. Some will be good, and some will be bad.
absence hate people visceral
There are a lot of people who hate Wal-Mart. In the absence of data, they have a visceral reaction,
alone among box evil problem retailers sort
They've got a problem to solve. For some reason, they alone among big box retailers have sort of become evil in part of the public's eye.
earn following indeed labor less local market opening
residents of a local labor market do indeed earn less following the opening of Wal-Mart stores.