decline in earnings, extreme poverty and the Gini coefficient based on labor income increased by around 9.2 and 5 percentage … than offset the labor income losses for the bottom four deciles, however, such that poverty relative to the pre … ended in late 2020. The challenge will be to avoid a sharp increase in poverty and inequality if the labor market does not …

improve employment and income equality outcomes with no substantial impact on the overall risk of poverty. Nevertheless, the … reforms appear to have induced a deterioration of average hours worked, in-work poverty, and possibly also of involuntary part …

A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …