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Worker Advancement in the Low-Wage Labor Market: The Importance of 'Good Jobs'

Cities, Labor Markets, U.S. Economy, Labor, Wages

Fredrik Andersson
Harry J. Holzer, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
Julia I. Lane

The Brookings Institution

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