ADVISORY / MEDIA AVAILABILITY
Topic: Potential economic & employment impact of congressional Democrats' proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
Expert: Arindrajit Dube, assistant professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the source of White House economic data regarding employment impact of minimum wage increase
Available: Via phone or email at your convenience; also available at various times via satellite for TV segments from on-campus studio in Amherst, Mass.
Contact: Jared Sharpe – 413-545-3809 / jsharpe[at]admin.umass.edu
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Arindrajit Dube, assistant professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is available to discuss congressional Democrats’ call to increase the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
Dube’s 2010 study showing that increasing the minimum wage has no negative impact on employment served as the basis for President Obama’s State of the Union call to raise the federal minimum wage. Since the SotU address, Dube has frequently been quoted in print and broadcast media on the topic, and on March 14 he testified on the issue before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee.
Helpful links
Arindrajit Dube's bio: http://people.umass.edu/adube/
Senate HELP Committee website, hearing video and PDF copies of prepared remarks: http://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=b7e4d7fc-5056-a032-52f3-dcd089d46121
Dube’s 2010 study cited by the President during SotU Address: http://www.irle.berkeley.edu/workingpapers/157-07.pdf
White House Fact Sheet on Minimum Wage citing Dube’s study: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/13/fact-sheet-president-s-plan-reward-work-raising-minimum-wage
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To schedule Arindrajit Dube for an interview, please contact Jared Sharpe of the UMass Amherst News Office at 413-545-3809 or jsharpe[at]admin.umass.edu.
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