Minimum Wages and the Economic Well-Being of Single Mothers

Autor/in	Sabia, Joseph J.
Titel	Minimum Wages and the Economic Well-Being of Single Mothers
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 27 (2008) 4, S.848-866 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-8739
DOI	10.1002/pam.20379
Schlagwörter	Minimum Wage; Employment; Mothers; One Parent Family; Economic Status; Census Figures; Poverty; Surveys; Literature Reviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mindesteinkommen; Dienstverhältnis; Mother; Mutter; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Volkszählung; Armut; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	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 were not affected by minimum wage hikes because they already earned wages above state and federal minimum wages. And less-educated single mothers who were affected did not see a rise in net income because of negative employment and hours effects. For this low-skilled population, a 10 percent increase in the minimum wage was associated with an 8.8 percent reduction in employment and an 11.8 percent reduction in annual hours worked. (Contains 6 tables and 19 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10