News tagged with minimum wage
Federal welfare programs can have negative effects on children's cognitive scores
The United States federal government supports many welfare and entitlement programs that attempt to eliminate poverty by providing financial assistance to families in need. Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri ...
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UN, Reno economist refutes conventional wisdom about minimum-wage earners
In one of the most in-depth studies to date of adults who earn minimum wage, University of Nevada, Reno economist Bradley R. Schiller answers the question that many policymakers have been asking for years: Do a large number ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Britain at political crossroads: study
The National Centre for Social Research today released its latest British Social Attitudes report, its landmark study of the public's attitudes and values, published annually for almost thirty years.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Minimum wage hikes don't eliminate jobs
Increasing the minimum wage does not lead to the short- or long-term loss of low paying jobs, according to a new study co-authored by UC Berkeley economics professor Michael Reich and published in the November ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Low-paid workers suffer high rate of workplace abuse, survey shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- An alarmingly high number of Los Angeles County workers at the bottom of the labor market are the victims of "wage theft" and other workplace violations by employers, who on average deprive ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 07, 2010 |
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