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labour economics, minimum wage, labour markets, unemployment
Many industrialised and developing countries use minimum-wage policies as a mechanism to support the income of low-skilled workers. These policies, which set the lowest hourly pay that employers can legally offer, can be used as an alternative to, or work alongside, welfare payment mechanisms such as welfare benefits and tax credits.
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