Working and Poor How Economic and Policy Changes Are Affecting Low-Wage Workers / Rebecca M. Blank, Sheldon H. Danziger, and Robert F. Schoeni, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schoeni, Robert F.

Danziger, Sheldon.

Blank, Rebecca M.

Series:

National Poverty Center series on poverty and public policy.

The National Poverty Center series on poverty and public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Temporary employment--United States.

Temporary employment.

Poverty--United States.

Poverty.

Unemployment--United States.

Unemployment.

Labor market--United States.

Labor market.

Unskilled labor--Supply and demand--United States.

Unskilled labor.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (447 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012

Place of Publication:

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the last three decades, large-scale economic developments, such as technological change, the decline in unionization, and changing skill requirements, have exacted their biggest toll on low-wage workers.These workers often possess few marketable skills and few resources with which to support themselves during periods of economic transition.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Work and Poverty during the Past Quarter-Century - Rebecca M. Blank, Sheldon H. Danziger, and Robert F. Schoeni; Part I: What Is Changing in the Labor Market for Low-Skilled Workers, and Why?; Chapter 1: Exploring Gender Differences in Employment and Wage Trends among Less-Skilled Workers - Rebecca M. Blank and Heidi Shierholz; Chapter 2: Wage Trends among Disadvantaged Minorities - George J. Borjas; Part II: How Do Economic Trends Affect Less-Skilled Workers?

Chapter 3: The Macroeconomy and Determinants of the Earnings of Less-Skilled Workers - Robert E. HallChapter 4: The Impact of Technological Change on Low-Wage Workers: A Review - David Card and John DiNardo; Chapter 5: The Changing Pattern of Wage Growth for Low-Skilled Workers - Eric French, Bhashkar Mazumder, and Christopher Taber; Part III: How Do Macroeconomic Changes Influence Well-Being Measures Beyond Income?; Chapter 6: The Level and Composition of Consumption over the Business Cycle: The Role of ""Quasi-Fixed"" Expenditures - Kerwin Kofi Charles and Melvin Stephens Jr.

Chapter 7: Recent Trends in Resource Sharing among the Poor - Steven J. Haider and Kathleen McGarryChapter 8: Economic Conditions and Children's Living Arrangements - Rebecca A. London and Robert W. Fairlie; Part IV: How Do Policy Changes Interact with the Economy and Economic Well-Being?; Chapter 9: How Do Tax Policies Affect Low-Income Workers - Kevin A. Hassett and Anne Moore; Chapter 10: State Spending on Social Assistance Programs over the Business Cycle - Therese J. McGuire and David F. Merriman

Chapter 11: Temporary Agency Employment: A Way out of Poverty? - David Autor and Susan HousemanChapter 12: Child Support and the Economy - Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer; Chapter 13: Unemployment Insurance over the Business Cycle: Does It Meet the Needs of Less-Skilled Workers? - Phillip B. Levine; Chapter 14: How Is Health Insurance Affected by the Economy? Public and Private Coverage among Low-Skilled Adults in the 1990s - Helen Levy; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-61044-057-9

OCLC:

655661491