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| Minimum Wage | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMartin, Linda R.; Giannaros, Demetrios – Monthly Labor Review, 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
