The Hidden Public Cost of Low-Wage Work in Illinois

    Nik TheodoreandMarc Doussard
    Center for Urban Economic Development, University of Illinois at Chicago
    UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education

    Analysis of the use of social safety net programs in Illinois by the working poor. This study replicated the research conducted in California for the report The Hidden Public Cost of Low-Wage Work in California.

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