Janssen, Ronald, (2015), “The German Minimum Wage Is Not A Job Killer”, Social Europe Journal, 9 September
Mainstream economists excel in scaremongering about the dismal effects any policy that tries to correct market forces may have on economic performance. By arguing that such a policy will destroy jobs, things are even turned upside down. Because of the presumed job losses, social policy suddenly becomes anything but social while liberal economic policy is actually the best social policy you can get.
Relevant Posts
- Skideslky, Robert, (2015), “Minimum Wage or Living Income?”, Project Syndicate, 16 July
- Karakitsios, Alexandros, “Minimum Wage Effects on Employment and Changes in the Wage Distribution in Greece”, LSE-European Institute, May 2015