Make No Mistake, Higher Minimum Wages Have Unintended Consequences

Make No Mistake, Higher Minimum Wages Have Unintended Consequences
Australian banknotes in Melbourne, on Nov. 7, 2017. Paul Crocker/AFP via Getty Images
Sebastian Tofts-Len
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The Australian Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) recent decision to increase the federal minimum wage by 5.2 percent and 4.6 percent for award minimum wages was higher than most expected.

Sebastian Tofts-Len
Sebastian Tofts-Len
Author
Sebastian Tofts-Len is an economics graduate and research assistant at Curtin University, Australia.
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