The Effects of Raising Wages: What Do We Know & How Can We Learn More?
Dean Elizabeth Farmer, University of Pittsburgh, introducing the public portion of the 2018 Symposium.
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Public Benefits, Public Policies, & Employer Practices that Can Better Support Low-wage Workers
- Moderator: Dr. Helen Petracchi, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
- Presenters:
- Dr. Scott Allard, Professor of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
- Dr. Saurabh Bhargava, Associate Professor of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
- Sophie Collyer, Staff Research Associate, Columbia Population Research Center
- Dr. Audrey Murrell, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Business Administration, Psychology, and Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
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The Effects of Wage Increases on the Well-being of Workers and Families
- Moderator: Dr. Jeff Shook, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
- Presenters:
- Kess L. Ballentine, Doctoral Student of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
- Dr. Heather Hill, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
- Dr. Sera Linardi, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
- Dr. Katherine Magnuson, Professor of Social Work, University of Wisconsin
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What We Know about the Macroeconomic Effects of Raising Wages to $15 and Beyond
- Moderator: Dr. Rafael Engel, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
- Presenters:
- Dr. Harry Holzer, LaFarge SJ Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University
- Dr. Mark C. Long, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
- Dr. Mark Price, Labor Economist, Keystone Research Center