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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Employment

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | Who Really Employs Minimum-Wage Workers?
The only thing standing between minimum wage employees and a generous salary with paid time off is the greed of the large corporations they work for. That's the argument voters in SeaTac, Wash., will consider Nov. 5 when they vote on a referendum to create a $15 minimum wage—more than twice the federal minimum of $7.25.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
WSJ | Overly Easy Monetary Policy Abets Bubble Creation, Economists Contend
Inappropriately easy central bank policy often contributes to asset market bubbles that will eventually pop and cause broader economic trouble, a new paper contends.