 Lou, presumably you're aware of how academic controversies go. Whether NW read the evidence as showing little effect on poverty because they oppose the minimum wage for other reasons, or whether they oppose the minimum wage because of their reading of the evidence on poverty is not relevant here. As I mentioned, other economists read the evidence differently and conclude that the minimum wage does reduce poverty. Still others agree that it reduces poverty, but prefer alternative policy measures. None of this is a problem for Wikipedia. We don't need to resolve the issue, just report the main views taking account of their WP:WEIGHT of support within the economics profession.    