Understanding the Minimum Wage: Issues and Answers.

Institution	Employment Policies Inst. Foundation, Washington, DC.
Titel	Understanding the Minimum Wage: Issues and Answers.
Quelle	(1995), (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Career Education; Economic Impact; Employed Parents; Employment Patterns; Employment Programs; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Job Training; Labor Economics; Labor Market; Macroeconomics; Minimum Wage; Mothers; Poverty; Public Policy; State Surveys; Welfare Recipients; Welfare Reform; Youth Employment; California; New Jersey; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Arbeitslehre; Ökonomische Determinanten; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Employment program; Employment programme; Employment programmes; Beschäftigungsprogramm; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Arbeitsökonomie; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Makroökonomie; Mindesteinkommen; Mother; Mutter; Armut; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Youth work; Jugendarbeit; Kalifornien
Abstract	This booklet, which is designed to clarify facts regarding the minimum wage's impact on marketplace economics, contains a total of 31 questions and answers pertaining to the following topics: relationship between minimum wages and poverty; impacts of changes in the minimum wage on welfare reform; and possible effects of changes in the minimum wage and job loss. Among the issues addressed in the individual questions are the following: characteristics of individuals who work at the minimum wage; whether a higher minimum wage would help selected groups such as poor families, low-skilled adults, and minorities; whether the minimum wage should be linked to other wages in the economy, the Consumer Price Index, and/or inflation; the types of jobs people take when leaving welfare; whether individuals leaving welfare for entry-level jobs will require permanent income support; the findings of studies examining the link between the minimum wage and job loss in California, New Jersey, and Texas; and the effects of minimum wage increases on youth employment and unemployment. The bibliography lists 64 publications dealing with the following topics: labor market and employment effects of the minimum wage; youth and the minimum wage; macroeconomic effects; and poverty and equity issues. (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC