Reforming the minimum wage: Toward a psychological perspective.

Smith, Laura

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“…Minimum Wages, which are macro-level legal protections, offer no protection to workers in the informal sector (International Labour Organization (ILO) 2016). They leave growing numbers of the formally employed in Bworking poverty^ (Smith 2015). A recent global report strongly contends that Bliving^wages -meaning wage rates that enable a sense of dignified participation at work and in wider society -are vital for tackling poverty Bin all its forms everywhere^(United Nations Development programme (UNDP) 2014; also Anker 2006).…”

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Humanistic Management and Living Wages: a Case of Compelling Connections?

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The balance between employee pay and human thriving remains theoretically and empirically under-explored at the lower-end of the wage and income spectrum. Poverty Trap theory and the Law of Diminishing Returns offer seemingly contradictory predictions of the relationship between thriving and wages. An exploratory survey of low-and middleincome earners from a range of occupations was used to test these competing possibilities by relating hourly wage rates to thriving as measured by sense of (i) work happiness (job satisfaction, empowerment, and pride), (ii) well-being (mental and physical health, participation in community life, life satisfaction); and (iii) wage fairness (compared to upper management, reciprocity for the job). Linkages between pay and human capabilities (i)-(iii) were statistically significant, and non-linear. Fairness (reciprocity) had the closest association with hourly wages and household income, suggesting a mediating role between pay and (i)-(ii). Increments in hourly pay yielded diminishing returns, whilst increments in household income only yielded clear gains, on feelings of pay justice, once the current campaigned-for living wage figure was breached. Poverty Traps and Diminishing Returns may each play a part in the link between on the one hand decent wages and income, and on the other hand eradication of working poverty.

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“…This is certainly the case for service sector work, the area of the U.S. economy with the greatest growth. In 2016, service workers comprised 39% of workers below the poverty line (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ), making clear that it is not simply a matter of getting people into jobs but making work pay (Smith, ). The value of the minimum wage peaked in 1968 and has yet to reach this high point again, either federally or in most states (Center for Poverty Research, n.d.).…”

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Mandating Work: A Social Psychological Analysis of Rising Neoliberalism in U.S. Public Assistance Programs

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2019

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Aligning with key neoliberal values of self-sufficiency, privatization, free market capitalism, and limited state support, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), popularly referred to as "welfare reform," ushered in new restrictions on the receipt of public assistance (e.g., work requirements and time limits). Despite considerable debate regarding PRWORA's success and limited evidence that work requirements are effective, the neoliberal emphasis on work that informed welfare reform is increasingly being extended to other U.S. safety net programs. This analysis critically interrogates the current neoliberal push to extend and/or expand work requirements to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid. Examining the neoliberal politics and ideology that undergirds U.S. welfare policy and legitimizes restrictive work requirements, we examine the cultural construction of work as redemptive, the covert and overt functions of work requirements, and the damaging consequences of shifting societal obligation from the state to individuals. In doing so, we draw attention to who is harmed by and who benefits from "welfare reform." We also

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“…Une augmentation de la richesse dans un pays pauvre améliore les conditions de vie des habitants et leur bien-être subjectif tandis que c'est la répartition équitable qui importe dans un pays riche. C'est l'avis d'économistes (Stiglitz, 2012), d'épidémiologistes (Wilkinson et Pickett, 2013) et de psychologues (Diener et Seligman, 2004;Smith, 2015) ainsi que des résultats de Bouffard et Dubé (2013). D'où notre hypothèse : la corrélation négative entre l'inégalité de revenus et le bonheur devrait être plus élevée dans les pays riches que dans les pays pauvres; cette relation devrait être d'autant plus élevée que le pays est plus riche.…”

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“…Reagan n'a donc eu aucun scrupule à couper l'aide sociale, décision appuyée par la droite républicaine dont l'obsession est de « rétrécir » l'État et de récompenser les plus « méritants ». Depuis cette époque, l'inégalité de revenus n'a pas cessé de croître et de contribuer à la diminution de la qualité de vie, comme le dénoncent de nombreux économistes 11 (Krugman, 2012 12 ; Sachs, 2008;Stiglitz, 2012), des épidémiologistes (Wilkinson et Pickett, 2013) et des psychologues (Diener et Seligman, 2004;Smith, 2015). Il n'est donc pas surprenant que « les Indignés » et les manifestants du mouvement Occupy aient lancé « Cela suffit!…”

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L’inégalité de revenus et le bonheur seraient en relation négative, et ce, de façon plus marquée dans les pays riches que dans les pays pauvres. Des données recueillies sur 144 pays ont servi à vérifier cette hypothèse. Cette dernière a été confirmée pour deux indices de bonheur : l’évaluation de la vie et le bien-être subjectif, mais pour les pays riches seulement; même en contrôlant l’effet du pouvoir d’achat. Au-delà d’un certain seuil d’inégalité, l’augmentation de la richesse dans les pays riches n’apporte pas de mieux-être. La croissance économique y importe moins que la juste répartition des richesses. Étant donné les graves répercussions de l’inégalité sur la santé mentale, les psychologues sont invités à y porter attention dans leurs interventions.Inequality of income and happiness seem to be in a negative correlation and the latter could be greater in rich than in poor societies. To examine this hypothesis, data were collected on 144 countries. The hypothesis was confirmed for two indexes of happiness: life evaluation and subjective well-being, but only for rich countries, even when controlling the effect of purchasing power. Beyond some level of inequality, the economic growth does not improve well-being in rich countries. In these countries, economic growth counts less than a fair distribution of wealth. Because of the serious repercussions of inequality on mental health, psychologists are invited to pay attention to it in their interventions

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Reforming the minimum wage: Toward a psychological perspective.

Cited by 38 publications

References 46 publications

Humanistic Management and Living Wages: a Case of Compelling Connections?

Humanistic Management and Living Wages: a Case of Compelling Connections?

Mandating Work: A Social Psychological Analysis of Rising Neoliberalism in U.S. Public Assistance Programs

Inégalité De Revenus Et Bonheur Autour Du Monde

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