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Interactions of Workers and Firms in the Low-Wage Labor Market
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
US Bureau of the Census Urban Institute |
| Investigator(s) |
Harry Holzer
(Urban Institute)
Frederik Andersson (US Bureau of the Census) Julia Lane (US Bureau of the Census) |
| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description |
This study presents an analysis of workers who persistently have low earnings in the labor market over a period of three and or more years. Some of the these workers manage to escape from this low earning status over subsequent years, while many do not. Using data from Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) program at the U.S. Census Bureau, this project analyzes the characteristics of persons and especially of their firms and jobs that enable some of them to improve earnings status over time. The following research questions will be addressed: 1. To what extent do low wage workers experience enough earnings growth over time to "escape" their low wage or poverty status? 2. Do the processes by which workers "escape" low wage or poverty status differ across demographic characteristics? 3. How important is wage growth within jobs, as opposed to mobility across jobs and employers, for those who escape low wage status? 4. What characteristics of employers contribute the most to success in the low wage labor market, and which workers are matched to these employers? How important is the quality of that match for achieving success in the low wage labor market, as opposed to individual skills and other attributes? These issues are critical to the development of effective welfare-to-work policies, as well as other policies for low wage workers. |
| Notes | No notes reported. |
| Last Updated | 08/11/03 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Frederik Andersson (not reported)
US Bureau of the Census 4700 Silver Hill Road |
| Submitter(s) |
Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty 215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl (T) (646)284-9600 (F) not reported |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
General population Low-income households Employers |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
Low-wage workers |
| Sample Size and Unit | n=121,040 random sample of individuals from the Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics program. |
| Execution | not applicable. |
Sites Studied
CA;FL;
IL;
MD;
NC.
Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Employment activities
Administration/Implementation
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Standard of living
Income security
Employment
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Secondary data |
Findings Available
Final Descriptive/Analytical FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
| 12/01/02 | The Interactions of Workers and Firms in the Low-Wage Labor Market: Final Report | Census |
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