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A re-examination of the impact of the UK national minimum wage on employment

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posted on 2023-06-09, 03:45 authored by Richard DickensRichard Dickens, Rebecca Riley, David Wilkinson
Early work on the national minimum wage (NMW) suggested that policymakers in the UK had succeeded in raising the pay of low-paid workers without impairing their employment prospects. This paper shows that when we focus on the most vulnerable workers, part-time females, the NMW appears to be associated with reductions in employment retention. These negative impacts were evident when the NMW was introduced and also when it was increased faster than average wages in the mid-2000s. We also show that these falls in employment among part-time females are exacerbated by the recession.

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  • Published

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Journal

Economica

ISSN

0013-0427

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Issue

328

Volume

82

Page range

841-864

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  • Economics Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-10-28

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2021-03-04

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