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The Public Cost of Low Wages in New York

Abstract

This paper considers the public cost of low-wage jobs—specifically, jobs paying less than $15 an hour—by detailing how New York State, along with the federal government and localities, finances the public safety net that many low-wage New York families utilize.

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