Author: | Dickens, R. Manning, A. |
Title: | Spikes and spill-overs: The impact of the national minimum wage on the wage distribution in a low-wage sector |
Journal: | Economic Journal
2004 : MAR, VOL. 114:494, p. C95-C101 |
Index terms: | Minimum wage Pay Equality United Kingdom |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | The U.K. National Minimum Wage (NMW) has had minimal impact on U.K. wage inequality because it has been set at a modest level and because aggregate evidence suggests very small spill-over effects (here as: s-o-e.) effects. But the small s-o-e. might be because of the small numbers of workers affected and widespread anticipation of the introduction of the NMW might make the impact effect appear very small. This paper investigates these issues using data collected from care homes where the NMW affected 40 per cent of workers. However, there is still no evidence found of large s-o-e. and very small amounts of anticipation of the NMW. |
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