True, though there are studies from elsewhere, which provide also a sampling of methodologies for determining a minimum living wage, dating to the early 19th century.<p>A living wage means just that: what is required to support a worker, their family, including children, and educate them, to provide the next generation of workers. Adam Smith discusses this at length in <i>Wealth of Nations</i> (Book 1, Chapter 8: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikisource.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Wealth_of_Nations&#x2F;Book_I&#x2F;Chapter_8" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikisource.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Wealth_of_Nations&#x2F;Book_...</a>)<p>You&#x27;ll find other examples in Richard Meier, <i>Science and Economic Development</i>, 1966, dating to California during the Great Depression.