The minimum you can pay an employee
Must be set above the free market price
Minimum wage suggests that there is a fall in employment Q --> Q1
Inelastic labour demand will mean a small contraction in demand for labour
o Less people will lose jobs
Elastic labour demand will mean a larger contraction in demand for labour
o More people will lose their jobs
No evidence in UK of rise in unemployment due to a rise in National Minimum Wage
Skill Shortage impact on international competition
o Human capital is impotent for economic development
o Developing human capital skills will improve the economy
o Improve productivity more skilled the workforce is
o More productivity a country is lower labour unit cost
o Improve international competition
Migration
o Migration within economies
Workforces show greater flexibility
Inequality and Incentives
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