Helen Petracchi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1303053 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen Petracchi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen |
| FAMILY NAME | Petracchi |
| SIGNATURE | PETRACCHI H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Do wage increases help? Wage increases and material hardships among low-wage hospital workers
This study examines whether and how wage increases are associated with hardships experienced by low-wage workers and their strategies to manage these hardships. Data are drawn from a survey of 166 hospital service, clerical, and technical workers at a large hospital in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Following an initial wage increase, workers experienced fewer hardships and used fewer strategies to make ends meet, such as financial support from famil…
“It Is Truly a Struggle to Survive”
Many low-wage workers struggle to make ends meet despite working full-time. Surveys find that they confront material, financial, and medical hardships. This article presents hospital workers’ descriptions of living on low wages, giving voice to their fears and challenges. These workers ( N = 156) testified to a city council-created Wage Review Committee, which posted the testimonies online. We qualitatively content-analyzed the testimonies to ide…
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“It Is Truly a Struggle to Survive”
Many low-wage workers struggle to make ends meet despite working full-time. Surveys find that they confront material, financial, and medical hardships. This article presents hospital workers’ descriptions of living on low wages, giving voice to their fears and challenges. These workers ( N = 156) testified to a city council-created Wage Review Committee, which posted the testimonies online. We qualitatively content-analyzed the testimonies to ide…
Do wage increases help? Wage increases and material hardships among low-wage hospital workers
This study examines whether and how wage increases are associated with hardships experienced by low-wage workers and their strategies to manage these hardships. Data are drawn from a survey of 166 hospital service, clerical, and technical workers at a large hospital in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Following an initial wage increase, workers experienced fewer hardships and used fewer strategies to make ends meet, such as financial support from famil…
Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Labour economics (2 works) · Low wage (2 works) · Wage (2 works) · Demographic economics (1 work) · Emotional Labor in Professions (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · Healthcare Policy and Management (1 work)