The National Living Wage and falling earnings inequality

McKnight, Abigail and Cooper, Kerris (2020) The National Living Wage and falling earnings inequality. CASEbriefs (CASEbrief 38). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

The more generous National Living Wage replaced the National Minimum Wage for employees aged 25 and over in April 2016. In April 2020 it is due to increase to 60% of the average wage. In this policy brief we assess the impact of the National Living Wage in earnings inequality. We find that inequality in wages and weekly earnings have fallen further and faster than at least 1999 and most likely since the late 1970s.

Item Type:	Monograph (Report)
Official URL:	https://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/CASE/_new/publications/
Additional Information:	© 2020 CASE & LSE
Divisions:	Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
JEL classification:	J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J0 - General > J00 - General
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2024 11:57
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2024 11:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/121471

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