Impacts of minimum wages: Page 1 1 Contents Executive summary 2 Chapter 1 Introduction –
motivation for a minimum wage, and current policy context 6 Chapter 2 Who would be affected by …

We assess the impact of the national minimum wage (NMW) on employment and inequality
in the UK over the decade since its introduction. We evaluate its effects in each year, using …

This paper investigates possible spillover effects of the UK minimum wage. The halt in the
growth in inequality in the lower half of the wage distribution (as measured by the 50: 10 …

It is easy to forget that when it was first introduced in 1999, the National Minimum Wage
(NMW) was controversial. Its introduction had been a major policy proposal of the new Blair …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of collectively agreed increases
in minimum wages for manual workers on employment transitions and hours …

The paper presents a method for estimating the effects of a policy change on an outcome
distribution that uses a comparator quantile rather than a control group and provides …

This study analyses the impact of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on UK businesses.
Business outcomes considered include labour costs, productivity, profitability and the …

Research to date suggests that the UK National Minimum Wage (NMW) has raised the
earnings of low paid workers, without significantly affecting their employment opportunities …

This article explains the role of evidence in determining the recommendations made by the
Low Pay Commission (LPC) for the National Minimum Wage (NMW). First, it sets out the …

Studies of the effects of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) carried out before the recent
recession found almost no evidence of significant adverse impacts on employment and only …