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CFI Brief: The Pitfalls and Flaws in “Impacts of Increasing Colorado’s Minimum Wage”

September 9th, 2016
Chris Stiffler

State Capitol Building in downtown Denver Colorado

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By Chris Stiffler

CFI Economist

A new brief from CFI Economist Chris Stiffler analyzes the many flaws in a study that claims increasing the minimum wage in Colorado will result in 90,000 lost jobs.

Read the CFI brief here.

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CFI Brief: The Pitfalls and Flaws in “Impacts of Increasing Colorado’s Minimum Wage”

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CFI Report: How ColoradoCare Would Affect Health Care Cost for Latinos and Immigrants

Increasing access to driver’s licenses is good for Colorado’s economy

Latest Insights

Medicaid Work Requirements Harm Families and Strain Colorado’s Systems

TABOR + Tax Cuts = Recipe for Disaster

The Rent is Too Damn High

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