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ERIC Number: EJ414511
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-1818
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Would a Higher Minimum Wage Help Poor Families Headed by Women?
Martin, Linda R.; Giannaros, Demetrios
Monthly Labor Review, v113 n8 p33-37 Aug 1990
Studies suggest negative employment consequences if the minimum wage is increased. This may not affect poverty among households headed by women because the unemployment rate does not seem to play a statistically significant role in determining the poverty rate for this cohort. (Author)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Females, Heads of Households, Minimum Wage, Poverty
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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