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Low-Wage Work

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Not Enough Hours in the Day: Work-Hour Insecurity and a New Approach to Wage and Hour Regulation

  • Charlotte Alexander and Anna Haley-Lock
  • Discussion Paper
  • December 2013
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Pathways Programs and Helping Low-Income Adults Build Marketable Skill Sets

  • Laura Dresser, Shawna Carter, Meghan Conlin, and Kevin Piper
  • Webinar
  • October 15 2013
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Good jobs: The importance of who you work for

  • David Card
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2013
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Waiting tables for a living: How employers and geography affect working conditions

  • Anna Haley-Lock
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2013
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Can behavioral economics contribute to poverty research?

  • Justin Sydnor
  • Podcasts
  • June 2012
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Boosting the employment and productivity of American workers

  • Harry J. Holzer
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • January 2012
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Jobs, skills, and policy for lower-wage workers

  • Robert H. Haveman, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Timothy M. Smeeding
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • June 2011
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Both Hands Tied

  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2011
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Reconfiguring the social contract: A summary of Both Hands Tied

  • Jane L. Collins and Victoria Mayer
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2011
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Reactions to Both Hands Tied

  • Lawrence M. Mead
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2011
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