@article{6aadad67cbe14e10b4628189205846db,
title = "The latent and sequential costs (and Benefits) of being low income: New insights about employment for poverty measurement",
abstract = "This paper explores the added costs of being low income that derive from people's employment in the low-wage labor market. While prior research on poverty measurement identifies {"}work-related expenses{"} as being important to discount in assessing economic well-being, we propose defining these expenses as including not only the common items of transportation and child care, but also training, education opportunities and job characteristics that are differentially expensive for low-income people. The research analyzes qualitative data from a sample of welfare- and wage-reliant individuals and families and proposes a reconceptualization of poverty measurement and policy implications.",
keywords = "Employment, Latent and sequential costs of poverty, Low-income, Poverty measurement, Social policy",
author = "Laura Peck and Elizabeth Segal",
note = "Funding Information: This project has been funded in part by the Arizona State University Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Affairs and the ASU College of Public Programs. The authors are grateful for input from Southwest Poverty Research Consortium members Dr. Myla Vicenti Carpio (American Indian Studies Program) and Dr. Cecilia Menjivar (School of Justice and Social Inquiry), for the research assistance of Sarah Allen Gershon (Political Science Department) and Dr. Bart Miles (now at Wayne State University, School of Social Work), for useful input and support from Dr. Peg Bortner and the staff at ASU{\textquoteright}s Center for Urban Inquiry, and for assistance in participant recruitment from staff at local social service agencies. Copyright: Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1080/15588740801909945",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "7",
pages = "23--41",
journal = "Journal of Policy Practice",
issn = "1558-8742",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "1",
}