Why Pensions are Good and Minimum Wages are Bad for the Labor Market

You will hear a conversation with Trinity University’s Economics Professor David Macpherson on the subject. His former student Marissa Lepper, Class of 2015, now pursuing her graduate program at the University of Pittsburgh, will engage Dr. Macpherson in the conversation. The discussion will offer clarity in understanding what minimum wages are meant to do, and if it reduces poverty rates. The conversation addresses how workers benefit from pension plans.