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Creating Good Jobs in Our Communities ReportNovember 30, 2010

Given the public’s desire for both creating jobs and raising the quality of jobs, this report assesses the question of whether or not business assistance living wage laws reduce jobs and economic development activity in the cities that choose to pass them. (iStockphoto)

Creating Good Jobs in Our Communities

T. William Lester and Ken Jacobs examine living wage laws and how they affect job growth and economic development.

Nov 30, 2010

T. William Lester, Ken Jacobs