1. LOW PAY OR NO PAY?
- Author
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Lewis, Philip
- Subjects
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MINIMUM wage , *EMPLOYMENT , *LABOR demand , *LABOR market , *UNSKILLED labor , *UNEMPLOYMENT - Abstract
Explains the effects of minimum wage on employment in Australia. Role of minimum wage in pricing relatively unskilled workers out of the labor market; Unemployment and underemployment rate; Distribution of workers by wage in a free market; Percentage of long-term unemployed by highest level of educational attainment; Characteristics of unemployed; Effects of minimum wage changes on labor demand.
- Published
- 2005