The Wage Mobility of Low-Wage Workers in a Changing Economy, 1968 to 2014
How are changes in the low-wage labor market affecting the mobility of workers out of low-wage work? I investigate changes in the wage mobility of workers starting employment spells in low wages using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics from 1968 to 2014 and discrete-time event history analysis. Abou...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Russell Sage Foundation
2019-09-01
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Series: | RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.rsfjournal.org/content/5/4/159 |
Summary: | How are changes in the low-wage labor market affecting the mobility of workers out of low-wage work? I investigate changes in the wage mobility of workers starting employment spells in low wages using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics from 1968 to 2014 and discrete-time event history analysis. About half of all low-wage workers move to better wages within four years. Effects on mobility rates are significant by age, gender, race, education, occupation, and job characteristics. Mobility rates out of low-wage work have declined since the late 1990s. Little progress has been made in closing the gaps in mobility for women and nonwhites over time. I find evidence for the decline of firm internal labor markets and lower mobility for part-time workers over time. |
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ISSN: | 2377-8253 2377-8261 |