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Goldilocks and the three fears about the minimum wage 

NZIER wants consensus on it being not too low, not too high, but 'just right'.

Dita De Boni Wed, 06 Oct 2021

The lesson of the fairy tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, after being run through the mind of a pair of NZIER economists, has produced what they call a cautionary tale for the ideal minimum wage in New Zealand, which should be “not too high, not too low, just right”.

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Dita De Boni Wed, 06 Oct 2021
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