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$15 Minimum Wage

This week’s IGM Economic Experts Panel statements: A) If the federal minimum wage is raised gradually to $15-per-hour by 2020, the employment rate for low-wage US workers will be substantially lower than it would be under the status quo. B) Increasing the federal minimum wage gradually to $15-per-hour by 2020 would substantially increase aggregate output in the US economy. 
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College Admissions

This week's IGM Economic Experts Panel statements: A) The admission of children of alumni and donors at elite private colleges and universities crowds out applicants with greater academic potential. B) The net effect of admitting children of alumni and donors (including any impact on donations and any losses of other high potential applicants) is likely to be a reduction in the contribution of colleges and universities to society.