The Effects of Wal-Mart on Labor Markets
David Neumark
Residents of a local labor market do indeed earn less following the opening of Wal-Mart stores.
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I think this is a gamble by opening up to more research. Some will be good, and some will be bad.
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There are a lot of people who hate Wal-Mart. In the absence of data, they have a visceral reaction
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I think what the living-wage movement has done in the past 11 years is incredible. How many other issues are there where progressives have been this successful? I can't think of one.
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They've got a problem to solve. For some reason, they alone among big box retailers have sort of become evil in part of the public's eye.
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