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abstract: 'What is the impact of raising the minimum wage on family incomes? Using
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data from the 1994-1995 to 2002-2003 Survey of Income and Housing, the
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characteristics of low-wage workers are analysed. Those who earn
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near-minimum wages are disproportionately female, unmarried and young,
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without postschool qualifications and overseas born. About one-third of
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near-minimum-wage workers are the sole worker in their household. Due to
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low labour force participation rates in the poorest households,
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minimum-wage workers are most likely to be in middle-income households.
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Under plausible parameters for the effect of minimum wages on hourly
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wages and employment, it appears unlikely that raising the minimum wage
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will significantly lower family income inequality.'
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affiliation: 'Leigh, A (Corresponding Author), Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Social
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Sci, Social Policy Evaluat Analysis \& Res Ctr, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
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Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Social Sci, Social Policy Evaluat Analysis \& Res
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Ctr, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.'
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author: Leigh, Andrew
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author-email: andrew.leigh@anu.edu.au
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author_list:
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- family: Leigh
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given: Andrew
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2007.00432.x
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files: []
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issn: 0013-0249
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journal: ECONOMIC RECORD
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keywords-plus: AUSTRALIA
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language: English
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month: DEC
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number: '263'
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number-of-cited-references: '22'
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orcid-numbers: Leigh, Andrew/0000-0002-5639-0509
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pages: 432-445
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papis_id: 2b8ddf40ce0ccd38192376e9b05597ec
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ref: Leigh2007doesraising
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researcherid-numbers: Leigh, Andrew/AAV-1366-2020
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times-cited: '23'
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title: Does raising the minimum wage help the poor?
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000252108500007
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '18'
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volume: '83'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics
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year: '2007'
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