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Double Jeopardy: Low-wage and Low-income Workers in Massachusetts, 1980–2009
Economics Faculty Publication Series
  • Randy Albelda, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Michael Carr, University of Massachusetts Boston
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Disciplines
Abstract

Data reveal a growing number of Massachusetts workers who both earn low wages and live in low-income families. They face “double jeopardy”: As low-wage earners, they are least likely to receive employer-sponsored benefits, yet they are often ineligible for means-tested government anti-poverty programs.

Community Engaged/Serving
No, this is not community-engaged.
Publisher
MassBenchmarks
Citation Information
Randy Albelda and Michael Carr. "Double Jeopardy: Low-wage and Low-income Workers in Massachusetts, 1980–2009" (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/randy_albelda/38/