The aim of this report is to provide evidence on the impact of local labour market conditions in general - and the national minimum wage (NMW) in particular - on the education and labour market choices of young people in the UK. It will provide policymakers with a better understanding of the factors driving young people’s transitions from full-time education into the labour market, and the sensitivity of decisions about these to changes in wages, including the NMW regime. Such evidence will be critically important for NMW policy in the future, as it responds to changing (and arguably difficult) labour market conditions and the introduction of other policies that may impact on the youth labour market, such as the raising of the education participation age.
Authors
Research Fellow University College London
Claire is a Research Fellow at IFS, working on the determinants and consequences of participation in childcare and education for parents and children.
Research Fellow University of Bristol
Ellen, who was a Senior Research Economist at IFS and is now a Research Fellow, is a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute.
Anna Vignoles
Research Associate
Wenchao is an Assistant Professor at the University of Sussex and an IFS Research Associate.
Jo Swaffield
Report details
- Publisher
- Low Pay Commission
Suggested citation
Crawford, C et al. (2012). The impact of the minimum wage regime on the education and labour market choices of young people: a report to the Low Pay Commission. London: Low Pay Commission. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/impact-minimum-wage-regime-education-and-labour-market-choices-young-people-report-low (accessed: 16 May 2024).
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