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Title: The Minimum Wage, Income Distribution, and Poverty
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1. Kohen, Andrew I.
Gilroy, Curtis
The Minimum Wage, Income Distribution, and Poverty
In: Report of the Minimum Wage Study Commission: Volume 8. Washington, DC: U.S. GPO, 1981: pp. 1-30
Cohort(s): Young Men, Young Women
Publisher: U.S. Department of Labor
Keyword(s): Current Population Survey (CPS) / CPS-Fertility Supplement; Income Distribution; Income Dynamics/Shocks; Minimum Wage; Schooling

A portion of this paper describes the characteristics of minimum wage workers in terms of the distribution and level of income. Using data from the Young Men's and Young Women's cohorts, the demographic and labor force characteristics as well as non-wage income sources are examined.
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Kohen, Andrew I. and Curtis Gilroy. "The Minimum Wage, Income Distribution, and Poverty" In: Report of the Minimum Wage Study Commission: Volume 8. Washington, DC: U.S. GPO, 1981: pp. 1-30