This paper focuses on the role of minimum wages, tax and benefit policies in protecting workers against financial poverty, covering 21 European countries with a national minimum wage and three US States (New Jersey, Nebraska and Texas). It is shown that only for single persons and only in a...

This working paper focuses on the role of minimum wages, in conjunction with tax and benefit policies, in protecting workers against financial poverty. It covers 20 European countries with a national minimum wage and three US States (New Jersey, Nebraska and Texas). It is shown that only for...

The hike --My first mentor --Unlikely rock star --Teenage entrepreneur --Building gravity --Breaking away --Tough choices --A new purpose --Distraction --The decision --Backlash --The trial --Gifts --Rewards --A new test --Epilogue --Acknowledgements --Appendix 1: how to pay a living wage...