Appendix Figure A1
Simulated change in 2013 market-based poverty rate if wages had increased at same rate as productivity growth* over 1979–2013 and if economy were at full employment in 2013
| Percentage point reduction by growing wages with average wage growth | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-<br>elderly | 100% of poverty | -5.089 |
| Age 18–64 | Male | -3.803 |
| Female | -4.759 | |
| White | -2.819 | |
| Black | -6.552 | |
| Hispanic | -8.328 | |
| Children (under 18) | All children | -7.211 |
| White | -3.951 | |
| Black | -10.633 | |
| Hispanic | -12.550 |
* This simulation assumes wages increased in tandem with growth in standard net productivity. See the technical appendix for details.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) microdata
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