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About one quarter of all workers in the US are low-wage workers, and in roughly four years, half of all workers who enter low-wage jobs move to better wages. Michael Schultz, research scientist at the University of Chicago, explores whether low-wage jobs are "stepping stones" that enable workers to move to higher-paid jobs in the future.

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