How Poverty Makes Workers Less Productive
A new study adds to the growing mountain of evidence that says that poverty impairs people's ability to think.
by Greg Rosalsky
Feb 02, 2021
2 minutes
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As Washington debates sending checks to Americans and increasing the minimum wage, offers evidence for how such policies could help eliminate poverty. Obviously, giving more money to people without much money helps them with money problems. But the study adds to a growing body of
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