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Stuck in a dead end job on low pay? You know what to do, kids

29 March 2015

Few politicians have a credible plan to ensure that Britain's young people can make their way in the world. But Labour at least recognises the problem. In the UK too, as LSE's Steve Machin argues, ''productivity improvements may be insufficient to raise wages if the benefits are mainly appropriated by shareholders or pensioners''.

This article was published in The Observer on March 29, 2015
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Related Publications
Real Wages and Living Standards, Stephen Machin, CEP 2015 Election Analysis No.EA024, March 2015

Related Links
Steve Machin webpage
Education and Skills Programme webpage

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