Toikka, Richard S.; Yelowitz, Aaron; Neveu, Andre - In: Economic Development Quarterly 19 (2005) 1, pp. 62-79
Advocates of living wage laws claim wage mandates will help families escape poverty by increasing family earnings beyond the poverty line. This article examines such programs and the effect a change in pay would have on taxes and benefits for low-income families in cities where living wage laws...