For example, higher minimum wages will not affect the incomes of households in which
no one is working. In low-income households with more than one worker, raising the
minimum wage could increase the earnings of one household member and reduce the
earnings of another. If the workers earning the minimum wage are secondary workers
in households whose total income is well above the poverty line, a higher minimum
wage will have little or no impact on poverty. But it is also possible that a higher
minimum wage could induce secondary family workers in poor households to work
more, boosting household incomes