The Low-Wage Labor Market:

Challenges and Opportunities for Economic Self-Sufficiency

Chapter Authors

Burt S. Barnow, Principal Research Scientist

Institute for Policy Studies
Johns Hopkins University

Jared Bernstein, Economist

Economic Policy Institute

Gary Burtless, Economist

The Brookings Institution

Peter Gottschalk, Professor of Economics

Boston College

Heidi Hartmann, Director and President

The Institute for Women's Policy Research

Julia R. Henly, Assistant Professor

The School of Social Service Administration
University of Chicago

Harry J. Holzer, Chief Economist

U.S. Department of Labor

Kelleen Kaye, Policy Analyst

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Department of Health and Human Services

Julia Lane, Associate Professor of Economics

American University

Demetra Smith Nightingale, Principal Research Associate and Director

Welfare and Training Research Program
The Urban Institute

David M. Smith, Assistant Professor

George Graziadio School of Business and Management
Pepperdine University

Mark D. Turner, Research Associate

The Urban Institute and
Institute for Policy Studies
Johns Hopkins University

Stephen A. Woodbury, Professor of Economics

Michigan State University and
Economist, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Where to?

[ Main Page and Contents | Preface | Chapter Authors ]
Executive Summary
Introduction & Overview
Defining & Characterizing the Low-Wage Labor Market
Low-Wage Labor Markets: The Business Cycle and Regional Differences
Can the Labor Market Absorb Three Million Welfare Recipients?
Does the Minimum Wage Help or Hurt Low-Wage Workers?
Job Creation for Low-Wage Workers
Matching & Mismatch in the Low-wage Labor Market:  Hiring Perspective
Matching & Mismatch in the Low-wage Labor Market:  Job Search Perspective
Work as a Stepping Stone for Low-Skilled Workers
Job Turnover in the Low-Wage Labor Market
Appendix:  Statistical Data and Background Information

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