Jacob Vigdor
January 3, 2023
Jacob Vigdor on Seattle’s Tougher 2023 Job Market
A recent Seattle Times article on Seattle's tough job market, quoted Evans faculty member Jacob Vigdor, “A few months ago, I would have said it was a time where you...
December 3, 2021
New Evidence from the Seattle Minimum Wage Study
In 2014, Seattle passed a minimum wage law that raised the city's minimum wage from the state's minimum wage of $9.47 to $15, phased-in over several years. Mayor Murray and...
February 8, 2021
Los Angeles Times: CBO attacks plan for higher minimum wage — or does it?
February 4, 2021
KUOW: Washington billionaire tax proposal tries to find equity, includes ‘escape’ loopholes
December 29, 2020
The Seattle Times: A tale of two recessions: COVID’s economic toll in Washington state fell unevenly, may take years to heal
December 18, 2020
Q13 Fox Seattle: Local families under pressure with uncertain economy
November 13, 2020
Seattle Times: After Inslee address, Seattle-area business community braces for new coronavirus restrictions
Gov. Jay Inslee stopped short of announcing new stay-at-home orders in his speech Thursday but many businesses and trade groups are already bracing for a new round of potentially costly...
May 17, 2020
The Minimum Wage Study
New Evidence from the Seattle Minimum Wage Study Evans School of Public Policy & Governance faculty Mark C. Long examined earnings inequality in the city over the first three years...