A regional analysis of flows into and out of the UK national minimum wage |
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| Authors: | M K Jones R J Jones P D Murphy P J Sloane |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Economics , Swansea University , Richard Price Building, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP , UK;2. Office for National Statistics , Newport , UK;3. Department of Economics , Swansea University , Richard Price Building, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP , UK;4. Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) , Bonn;5. National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS), Flinders University, Adelaide |
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| Abstract: | This article utilizes the panel element of the UK Labour Force Survey (LFS) to identify for individual regions total inflows and outflows and hazards for those individuals paid at or below the National Minimum Wage (NMW). In particular, it examines the extent and direction of the correlation between low-pay inflows and outflows and the economic cycle. Further, it examines the impact of regional variations in the bite of the NMW on regional flows into and out of the NMW. |
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| Keywords: | national minimum wage regions economic cycle bite |
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