Abstract
This paper examines the extent of urban-rural differences in low pay and the link between low pay and low incomes using data on urban and rural residents from the British Household Panel Survey for 1991-98. The results suggest that, overall, urban wages were significantly less than accessible rural but significantly more than remote rural wages even after adjustments were made for differences in observed characteristics. A lower percentage of urban workers who experienced low pay were also resident in low-income households. Lower urban in-employment and in-self-employment poverty were found relative to poor remote rural households even after differences in the characteristics across the different samples were controlled for.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1207-1222 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Urban Studies |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2003 |
Keywords
- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- LABOR-MARKETS
- BRITAIN
- WAGES
- AGGLOMERATION
- DYNAMICS
- MOBILITY
- POVERTY
- CITIES
- SEARCH