The Wage Mobility of Minimum Wage Workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3701601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ralph E Smith, Bruce Vavrichek |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 82-88 |
| Publication date | 1992-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001979399204600106 |
| OpenAlex | W2017511527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
Using longitudinal data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, the authors examine the earnings mobility of workers employed at the minimum wage. Results indicate that over 60% of workers who were earning the minimum wage in the mid-1980s were earning higher wages one year later; for those with gains, the typical rise was nearly 20%. A significant minority of workers, however—most of them lacking a high school diploma or working on a part-time basis—did not advance beyond the minimum wage between the two survey dates
Demographic economics · Earnings · Economics · Efficiency wage · Hourly wage · Labour economics · Minimum wage · Survey of Income and Program Participation · Wage · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2021 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |