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abstract: 'Despite its centrality to contemporary inequality, working poverty is
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often popularly discussed but rarely studied by sociologists. Using the
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Luxembourg Income Study (2009), we analyze whether an individual is
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working poor across 18 affluent democracies circa 2000. We demonstrate
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that working poverty does not simply mirror overall poverty and that
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there is greater cross-national variation in working than overall
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poverty. We then examine four explanations for working poverty:
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demographic characteristics, economic performance, unified theory, and
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welfare generosity. We utilize Heckman probit models to jointly model
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the likelihood of employment and poverty among the employed. Our
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analyses provide the least support for the economic performance
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explanation. There is modest support for unified theory as unionization
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reduces working poverty in some models. However, most of these effects
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appear to be mediated by welfare generosity. More substantial evidence
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exists for the demographic characteristics and welfare generosity
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explanations. An individual''s likelihood of being working poor can be
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explained by (a) a lack of multiple earners or other adults in one''s
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household, low education, single motherhood, having children and youth;
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and (b) the generosity of the welfare state in which he or she resides.
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Also, welfare generosity does not undermine employment and reduces
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working poverty even among demographically vulnerable groups.
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Ultimately, we encourage a greater role for the welfare state in debates
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about working poverty. Keywords: poverty, work, working poor, social
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policy, labor markets.'
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affiliation: 'Brady, D (Corresponding Author), Duke Univ, Dept Sociol, Box 90088,
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Durham, NC 27708 USA.
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Brady, David, Duke Univ, Dept Sociol, Durham, NC 27708 USA.
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Fullerton, Andrew S., Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA.'
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author: Brady, David and Fullerton, Andrew S. and Cross, Jennifer Moren
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author-email: brady@soc.duke.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Brady
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given: David
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- family: Fullerton
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given: Andrew S.
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- family: Cross
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given: Jennifer Moren
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1525/sp.2010.57.4.559
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eissn: 1533-8533
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files: []
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issn: 0037-7791
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journal: SOCIAL PROBLEMS
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keywords-plus: MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; WELFARE STATES; INSTITUTIONS; POOR
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language: English
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month: NOV
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number: '4'
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number-of-cited-references: '69'
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orcid-numbers: 'Brady, David/0000-0002-4059-3272
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Fullerton, Andrew/0000-0003-4176-5838'
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pages: 559-585
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papis_id: f771eb200a1c69f5000e66a192e7253e
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ref: Brady2010morejust
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times-cited: '72'
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title: 'More Than Just Nickels and Dimes: A Cross-National Analysis of Working Poverty
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in Affluent Democracies'
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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:000283056500003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '43'
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volume: '57'
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web-of-science-categories: Sociology
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year: '2010'
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