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Measuring Alta Gracia’s Impact

Alta Gracia has provided a unique opportunity to researchers seeking to measure the impact of a living wage on workers and their families.

"Georgetown University: The Alta Gracia Research Project"

  • Alta Gracia: Four Years and Counting
    August 2014
  • Work With a Salario Digno
    December 5, 2011
  • Alta Gracia: Branding Decent Working Conditions
    August 30, 2010

"Impact of a private sector living wage intervention on depressive symptoms among apparel workers in the Dominican Republic: a quasi-experimental study" BMJ Open — August 3, 2015

"Knights Apparel and the Alta Gracia Factory: Paying a Living Wage" Stanford Graduate School of Business — 2014

"The Association between a living wage and subjective social status and self-rated health: A quasi-experimental study in the Dominican Republic" Science Direct — September 28, 2014

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