January 2, 2007
Noon to 1:30 pm
At the Urban Institute - 2100 M Street, NW, 5th Floor
Panelists:
- Jared Bernstein, director, Living Standards program, Economic Policy Institute
- Harry J. Holzer, professor of public policy and associate dean, Georgetown Public Policy Institute; former chief economist, U.S. Department of Labor
- Elaine Maag, research associate, Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute
- Eugene Steuerle, senior fellow, Urban Institute (moderator)
- William Wascher, assistant director, Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
When the 110th Congress was sworn in on January 4, a top priority was raising the minimum wage. Panelists at this First Tuesday Forum discussed the following key questions:
- How should policymakers decide whether -- or how much -- to raise the minimum wage?
- Who would benefit from a higher minimum wage? Who would be harmed?
- Are there tax policy options that would help low-wage workers?
