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Direct linkSabia, Joseph J. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008
Using pooled cross-sectional data from the 1992 to 2005 March Current Population Survey (CPS), this study examines the relationship between minimum wage increases and the economic well-being of single mothers. Estimation results show that minimum wage increases were ineffective at reducing poverty among single mothers. Most working single mothers…
Descriptors: Minimum Wage, Employment, Mothers, One Parent Family
Page, Marianne E.; Spetz, Joanne; Millar, Jane – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005
Although minimum wages are advocated as a policy that will help the poor, few studies have examined their effect on poor families. This paper uses variation in minimum wages across states and over time to estimate the impact of minimum wage legislation on welfare caseloads. We find that the elasticity of the welfare caseload with respect to the…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Labor Legislation, Minimum Wage, Welfare Services
