Working and poor : how economic and policy changes are affecting low-wage workers / Rebecca M. Blank, Sheldon H. Danziger, and Robert F. Schoeni, editors.

Other author Blank, Rebecca M.
Other author Danziger, Sheldon.
Other author Schoeni, Robert.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©2006.
Descriptionvii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesNational Poverty Center series on poverty and public policy
National Poverty Center series on poverty and public policy. ^A717220
Contents What is changing in the labor market for low-skilled workers, and why? -- Exploring gender differences in employment and wage trends among less-skilled workers / Rebecca M. Blank and Heidi Shierholz -- Wage trends among disadvantaged minorities / George J. Borjas -- How do economic trends affect less-skilled workers? -- The macroeconomy and determinants of the earnings of less-skilled workers / Robert E. Hall -- The impact of technological change on low-wage workers : a review / David Card and John DiNardo -- The changing pattern of wage growth for low-skilled workers / Eric French, Bhashkar Mazumder, and Christopher Taber -- How do macroeconomic changes influence well-being measures beyond income? -- The level and composition of consumption over the business cycle : the role of "quasi-fixed" expenditures / Kerwin Kofi Charles and Melvin Stephens Jr. -- Recent trends in resource sharing among the poor / Steven J. Haider and Kathleen McGarry -- Economic conditions and children's living arrangements / Rebecca A. London and Robert W. Fairlie -- How do policy changes interact with the economy and economic well-being? -- How do tax policies affect low-income workers? / Kevin A. Hassett and Anne Moore -- State spending on social assistance programs over the business cycle / Therese J. McGuire and David F. Merriman -- Temporary agency employment : a way out of poverty? / David Autor and Susan Houseman -- Child support and the economy / Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer -- Unemployment insurance over the business cycle : does it meet the needs of less-skilled workers? / Phillip B. Levine -- How is health insurance affected by the economy? : public and private coverage among low-skilled adults in the 1990s / Helen Levy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006018385
ISBN9780871540751 (alk. paper)
ISBN0871540754 (alk. paper)

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