ABSTRACT

The minimum wage has been at the center of much political debate recently. Many policy makers and scholars believe that increasing the minimum wage only has positive effects for the lowest-wage workers in society. Most believe that the economy aggregately benefits from increasing the minimum wage. Many studies do indeed show low-wage workers are pulled out of poverty. But others show that some workers, including the poor, lose their jobs from increases in the minimum wage, creating yet more poverty. This study examines the U.S. aggregate economy, identifying the effect minimum wage has on poverty for all U.S. residents.

中文翻译：

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最低工资是有效的反贫困工具吗？

摘要

最近，最低工资一直是许多政治辩论的中心。许多政策制定者和学者认为，提高最低工资只对社会中最低工资的工人产生积极影响。大多数人认为，经济总体上受益于提高最低工资。许多研究确实表明低工资工人已摆脱贫困。但其他人表明，包括穷人在内的一些工人因最低工资的提高而失去工作，从而造成更多的贫困。本研究考察了美国的总体经济，确定了最低工资对所有美国居民的贫困程度的影响。