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Jonathan Gruber

Jonathan Gruber

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Jonathan Gruber is Professor of Economics at MIT. He is the co-author (with Simon Johnson) of Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth and the American Dream.

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    A Living Wage for Capitalism

    Jim O'Neill

    Higher nominal wages for low-paid workers can boost real earnings, increase consumer spending, and help make housing more affordable. And insofar as raising the minimum would increase companies’ wage bill, it would create a stronger incentive to replace labor with capital, which could lay the foundation for renewed productivity growth.

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