Do Living Wage Policies Diffuse?

Martin, Isaac William

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“…Median income and unemployment thus control for general economic well‐being and job market characteristics. While studies of congressional voting found no relationship between economic indicators and roll call votes (e.g., Krehbiel & Rivers, ), at least one Canadian study found unemployment to be related inversely to wage rates (Blais, Cousineau, & McRoberts, ) and successful living wage ordinances are found in cities with higher poverty rates (Martin, ). While the null results are consistent with the general tenor of the early effects literature, recent research indicates the effects of wage increases are more variable and may be related to intrastate conditions.…”

Section: Model Specification Data and Methodsmentioning

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The Determinants of Policy Introduction and Bill Adoption: Examining Minimum Wage Increases in the American States, 1997–2006

Whitaker¹,

Herian²,

Larimer³

et al. 2012

Policy Studies Journal

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Faced with long intervals between federal minimum wage increases in recent years, state legislatures are increasingly likely to take action. Motivated by the relative dearth of empirical work on minimum wages in the American states, this article considered various explanations to determine which factors are associated with legislative efforts to pass wage increases. Taking seriously the view that disagreements over the effects of minimum wage increases enhances the influence of political factors, we drew on the policy adoption and diffusion literature to examine how internal determinants (political and economic variables) and regional diffusion pressures relate to both the introduction and adoption of minimum wage legislation in the American states in the years between the last two federal minimum wage increases (1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006). Employing negative binomial regression to analyze annual bill introductions, we found that a number of political variables are related to the consideration of minimum wage increases. However, using event history analysis to examine annual adoptions of minimum wage increases, we found few of the same variables matter. We concluded with a discussion of the empirical results within the context of the broader policy literature and cautioned future scholars to consider seriously whether political factors exert distinct influences at different stages of the policy process.

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The Determinants of Policy Introduction and Bill Adoption: Examining Minimum Wage Increases in the American States, 1997–2006

Whitaker¹,

Herian²,

Larimer³

et al. 2012

Policy Studies Journal

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“…A third theme of this topic concerns the antecedents and intervening variables that influence the adoption and success of living wage policies. Some scholars have considered the antecedent factors that determine whether or not an organization chooses to adopt a living wage policy (e.g., Martin, 2001Martin, , 2006Swarts & Vasi, 2011). For example, research on living wage organizations reveals the influence of trade unions (Prowse & Fells, 2016), and of leaders' social justice awareness and personal beliefs as key drivers for living wage adoption, and identifying longer-term challenges regarding organizational pay structures, strategy, and brand positioning (Werner & Lim, 2017).…”

Section: Contextual Variables Impacting Uptake and Success Of Living mentioning

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“Money’s too tight (to mention)”: a review and psychological synthesis of living wage research

Searle

McWha‐Hermann²

2020

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

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Traditional living wage research has been the purview of economists, but recently contributions from the field of work psychology have challenged existing perspectives, providing a different lens through which to consider this issue. By means of a narrative interdisciplinary review of 115 peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2000 and 2020, we chart the transitions in the field with attention shifting from macroeconomic and econometric lens largely concerned with the costs of living wage policies, to a more person-centric lens focusing on the employee and their family. Synthesizing prior study, we outline five key themes: consequences for individuals, organizations, and societies; changes in operationalization; exploration of different contexts; study of social movements; and the history of the topic. We outline the importance of work psychology in developing the living wage debate through more inclusive definitions, and novel operationalization and measurement, thereby providing fresh insights into how and why living wages can have a positive impact. Critically, we outline the redundancy of simple study of wage rates without understanding the elements that make work decent. We raise key areas for further study, and this topic presents a significant opportunity for psychology to shift focus to impact upstream policy by providing new empirical evidence, and challenges to structural inequalities.

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“…Large, liberal cities located outside of the South are most likely to enact “living wage” policies, such as the $15 wage adopted in Seattle, San Francisco, and elsewhere (Swarts and Vasi 2011). High density of community organizations and a history of progressive activism are associated with the adoption of living wages (Lester 2014; Martin 2006). Proximity to other living wage cities matters (Martin 2006; Gallet 2004), as does access to direct democracy (Luce 2004; Lester 2014).…”

Section: State Minimum Wage Policy: Stepping Into the Voidmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…High density of community organizations and a history of progressive activism are associated with the adoption of living wages (Lester 2014; Martin 2006). Proximity to other living wage cities matters (Martin 2006; Gallet 2004), as does access to direct democracy (Luce 2004; Lester 2014). None of these studies examines the connection between federal and local action.…”

Section: State Minimum Wage Policy: Stepping Into the Voidmentioning

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State Minimum Wage Laws as a Response to Federal Inaction

Rose

2020

State and Local Government Review

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This article analyzes state legislative and ballot measure activity related to the minimum wage between 2003 and 2020. The analysis distinguishes proposals to raise the minimum wage from those to index it to the annual rate of inflation, and examines the proposed dollar amount, the process used (legislation vs. ballot measure), and the measure’s success or failure. The analysis suggests that state activity tends to increase when the minimum wage rises on the federal policy agenda, and that partisanship and ideology also play a central role in efforts to raise and index state minimum wages.

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Do Living Wage Policies Diffuse?

Cited by 19 publications

References 16 publications

The Determinants of Policy Introduction and Bill Adoption: Examining Minimum Wage Increases in the American States, 1997–2006

The Determinants of Policy Introduction and Bill Adoption: Examining Minimum Wage Increases in the American States, 1997–2006

“Money’s too tight (to mention)”: a review and psychological synthesis of living wage research

State Minimum Wage Laws as a Response to Federal Inaction

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