{"318921":{"#nid":"318921","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Essential Economy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gpb.org\/blogs\/on-the-story\/2014\/08\/16\/what-value-do-you-put-on-the-work-of-low-wage-earners\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EListen to the GPB Interview\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fight over raising the minimum wage remains unresolved in Washington. But that debate, plus the fight over whether to allow those in this country illegally to seek jobs raises a deeper, more subtle question: what value do we put on the work of low-wage earners? In Georgia, low-wage earners play a significant role in the state\u2019s overall economy. That\u2019s the finding of study called \u201cThe Essential Economy.\u201d Creators of the study also suggest the state runs the risk of economic peril if it continues to ignore the contributions made by low wage workers. Tom Cunningham , economist and Vice President of the Federal Reserve of Atlanta, Jennifer Clark, associate professor, Georgia Tech School of Public Policy, Sam Zamarripa, former state Senator, Atlanta co-chairman of The Essential Economy.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cblockquote\u003EWhat Value Do You Put On the Work Of Low Wage Earners?\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Public Broadcasting: The Essential Economy \u2022 Aug 16, 2014\u003Cbr \/\u003EAuthors: Bill Nigut, Sam Zamarripa, Jennifer Clark, Tom Cunningham\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fight over raising the minimum wage remains unresolved in Washington. But that debate, plus the fight over whether to allow those in this country illegally to seek jobs raises a deeper, more subtle question: what value do we put on the work of low-wage earners? In Georgia, low-wage earners play a significant role in the state\u2019s overall economy. That\u2019s the finding of study called \u201cThe Essential Economy.\u201d Creators of the study also suggest the state runs the risk of economic peril if it continues to ignore the contributions made by low wage workers. Tom Cunningham , economist and Vice President of the Federal Reserve of Atlanta Jennifer Clark, associate professor, Georgia Tech School of Public Policy Sam Zamarripa, former state Senator, Atlanta co-chairman of The Essential Economy.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Jennifer Clark , associate professor in the School of Public Policy speaks about \u0022The Essential Economy\u0022"}],"uid":"28034","created_gmt":"2014-08-25 12:42:12","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:59","author":"Leslie Ross","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"57631","name":"essential economy"},{"id":"11646","name":"Jennifer Clark"},{"id":"167090","name":"SPP"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}