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Highs and lows of the minimum wage

27 March 2015

The economist Alan Manning recently gave a public lecture at the London School of Economics, where he drew parallels between the Equal Pay Act and the minimum wage, pointing out that in both cases theoretical concerns were later dispelled by events. ... In response to Alan Manning's lecture, Nicola Smith of the Trades Union Congress looked forward to more ambition from the Low Pay Commission in raising the minimum wage ''in advance of the evidence'', or using ''the evidence more creatively''.

This article was published by The Financial Times on March 27, 2015
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Related publications
Manning, A. (2015) Shifting the Balance of Power: workers, employers and wages over the next parliament, in Gavin Kelly and Conor D'Arcy (Eds) (2015) Securing a Pay Rise: the path back to shared wage growth, Resolution Foundation

Related podcast
The minimum wage in the UK and beyond, Alan Manning
LSE Works: Centre for Economic Performance public lecture, 26 February 2015

Related links
Alan Manning webpage
Labour Markets Programme webpage
Community Programme webpage

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