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Minimum Wages - Evaluation (Labour Markets)

Level:
A-Level
Board:
AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 21 Mar 2021

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This revision video considers some of the economic arguments for and against raising the national minimum wage in a labour market. It also has some suggestions for deeper evaluation and balanced evaluation of the benefits and costs of a pay floor.

Evaluation of Minimum Wages
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