Access To 'Good Jobs' Promotes Wage Growth

Increasing access to employment at larger, high-wage firms can raise earnings prospects for low-wage workers, a new study shows.

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October 7, 2003, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Increasing access to employment at larger, high-wage firms can raise earnings prospects for low-wage workers, a new study by Fredrik Andersson, Harry J. Holzer, and Julia I. Lane shows. In particular, low earners who change jobsand those who use temp agencies to find employmentexperience greater earnings growth than those who stay at the same firm, offering a model for non-profits and others for placing low-wage workers into "good jobs."

Thanks to Elena Sheridan

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