Low Pay Commission research 2018
Commissioned research, used to inform the Low Pay Commission's (LPC's) 2018 recommendations on the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates.
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Attached are completed projects from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) and the London School of Economics (LSE). NIESR covered the impact of the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage on employment, hours and wages, and the LSE their effect on and automation and offshoring.
The two ongoing projects are from the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) and Institute for Employment Studies (IES) concern progression out of minimum wage jobs and employment and hours, respectively.
Details of all the research we have commissioned can also be found in an appendix to each of our reports. The research summary from the 2018 report is included above.
The findings and any views expressed are those of the authors, and are not necessarily endorsed by the LPC.
Research commissioned for our previous reports is available here:
Research reports for autumn 2016
Research reports for spring 2016
Research reports for 2012 and 2013
Research reports prior to 2012 that are available electronically can be found on the National Archives website.
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