Minimum Wage Increases and the Working Poor. Changing Domestic Priorities Discussion Paper

Minimum Wage Increases and the Working Poor. Changing Domestic Priorities Discussion Paper [electronic resource] / Ronald B. Mincy.

Most economists agree that the difficulties of targeting minimum wage increases to low-income families make such increases ineffective tools for reducing poverty. This paper provides estimates of the impact of minimum wage increases on the poverty gap and the number of poor families, and shows which...

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Main Author: Mincy, Ronald B.
Corporate Author: Urban Institute
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988.
Subjects:
Economic Change.
Economic Factors.
Economic Research.
Economically Disadvantaged.
Family Financial Resources.
Low Income Groups.
Minimum Wage.
Models.
Poverty.
Reduction in Force.
Research Problems.

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