- Average
earnings by occupation can be obtained from the US Bureau of Labor
Statistics at stats.bls.gov. Under
"How Much People Earn" choose "Wages by Area and Occupation."
- The
AFL-CIO has computed how much less income a woman earns as a result
of the gender gap in pay. For lively illustrations, visit www.aflcio.org/women/equalpay.htm.
- For
pros and cons of raising the minimum wage, see the Electronic Policy
Network (pro) at www.epn.org/issues/minimumwage.html
and Employment Policies Institute (con) at www.epionline.org.
Click on "Minimum Wage."
- For
historical data on the federal minimum wage, in real and nominal terms,
visit the US Department of Labor at www.dol.gov/dol/esa/public/minwage/main.htm.
- Read
more about top CEO salaries at pioneerplanet.com/archive/ceopay.
- Find
out what factors differentiate wages at econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM305.
- Here
you will find a lesson on entrepreneurship (econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM283).
- "What
is Happening in the New Economy?" Find out how structural
changes in the economy can affect incomes.(econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM99)
- Learn
about historical progression of American standards of living at econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM154.
- For
an assessment of the minimum wage, go to http://econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM27
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