PETRIFIED PAYCHECKS: SEVEN WAYS TO RAISE WAGES.

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  • Author(s): BLINDER, ALAN S.
  • Source:
    Washington Monthly. Nov/Dec2014, Vol. 46 Issue 11/12, p29-34. 6p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      WAGE increases; WAGES; REAL wages; LABOR market; VOCATIONAL education; EARNED income tax credit
    • Subject Terms:
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    • Abstract:
      The article discusses 7 ways to raise wages of low- and moderate-income workers in the U.S. Topics include a background on how wages are determined, the pattern of real wage growth that has characterized the U.S. labor market since 1979, and suggestions on how to raise wages including policies that would provide quality pre-K education for children of families with low-income, providing more vocational programs, and increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit. It suggests raising the minimum wage.