The Living Wage
An Economic Geography Based Explanation for a Policy for Equality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12714633 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carlo Morelli (University of Dundee, corresponding author), Carlo J Morelli, Paul Seaman (University of Dundee), Paul T Seaman |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 589-605 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-7464 • E-ISSN: 1475-3073 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1474746415000482 |
| OpenAlex | W2261701418 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
This article examines the theoretical underpinning of living wage campaigns. The article uses evidence, derived from the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey from 2005 to 2008, to examine the extent to which a living wage will address low pay within the labour force. We highlight the greater incidence of low pay within the private sector and then focus upon the public sector where the living wage demand has had most impact. The article builds upon the results from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey with analysis of the British Household Panel Survey in 2007 in order to examine the impact that the introduction of a living wage, within the public sector, would have in reducing household inequality
British Household Panel Survey · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Inequality · Labour economics · Living wage · Low wage · Order (exchange · Private sector · Public sector · Underpinning · Wage · Wage Inequality · Employment and Welfare Studies · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |