David Neumark
Professor of Economics, Michigan State University
David Neumark has taught at Michigan State since 1994. Hewas an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania,Department of Economics from 1989 to 1994, and a Teaching Fellowat Harvard University, Department of Economics from 1983 to 1987.He has a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Economics from HarvardUniversity, and has published extensively on labor economics,his area of specialization. The following is from an April 27,1999, hearing before the House Committee on Education and theWorkforce on "Will Increasing the Minimum Wage Help the Poor?"The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1999, if enacted, would raisethe minimum wage by an additional dollar over…
