sizeable 'gender gaps' in employment and wages. Certain factors help to explain a good part of gender gaps, including caring … changes have focused on supporting family-friendly employment for both men and women, including improvements in childcare …

This paper assesses the impact of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on employment and inequality in the UK over the … increased bite of the NMW is associated with falls in lower tail wage inequality. Moreover, while the average employment effect … of the NMW over the entire period is broadly neutral, there are small but significant positive employment estimates from …

popular with voters - but even most economists now agree that they have little or no negative effect on employment. Big … increases in minimum wages will test the view that negative effects on employment must eventually kick in. …

their contribution to income and employment creation. It shows that majority of the enterprises providing the services are … concerned households and the economy in form of employment opportunities, income generation and linkage with other sectors. They …