Law of the Minimum on Wages
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The Law of the Minimum on Wages is an economic principle asserting that workers’ pay tends to be pushed down toward the lowest level compatible with basic subsistence under competitive market conditions.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13589158 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Law of the Minimum on Wages Context triple: [maximum on prices, relatedTo, Law of the Minimum on Wages]
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The Theory of Wages
The Theory of Wages is a foundational economic work by John R. Hicks that analyzes how wages are determined within competitive labor markets and broader economic systems.
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Three Lectures on the Rate of Wages
Three Lectures on the Rate of Wages is a 19th-century economic treatise by Nassau William Senior analyzing the determinants and dynamics of wage levels in industrial society.
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An Essay on the Circumstances which Determine the Rate of Wages
An Essay on the Circumstances which Determine the Rate of Wages is a 19th-century economic treatise by John Ramsay McCulloch analyzing the factors that influence wage levels in labor markets.
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Wages of Labour
Wages of Labour is a section of Karl Marx’s 1844 Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts that analyzes how capitalist production determines workers’ pay and deepens their economic and social alienation.
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Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to wages
"Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to wages" is an early 20th-century investigative study analyzing how large corporate consolidations and trusts affected workers’ wage levels and labor conditions in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Law of the Minimum on Wages Target entity description: The Law of the Minimum on Wages is an economic principle asserting that workers’ pay tends to be pushed down toward the lowest level compatible with basic subsistence under competitive market conditions.
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A.
The Theory of Wages
The Theory of Wages is a foundational economic work by John R. Hicks that analyzes how wages are determined within competitive labor markets and broader economic systems.
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B.
Three Lectures on the Rate of Wages
Three Lectures on the Rate of Wages is a 19th-century economic treatise by Nassau William Senior analyzing the determinants and dynamics of wage levels in industrial society.
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C.
An Essay on the Circumstances which Determine the Rate of Wages
An Essay on the Circumstances which Determine the Rate of Wages is a 19th-century economic treatise by John Ramsay McCulloch analyzing the factors that influence wage levels in labor markets.
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D.
Wages of Labour
Wages of Labour is a section of Karl Marx’s 1844 Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts that analyzes how capitalist production determines workers’ pay and deepens their economic and social alienation.
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E.
Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to wages
"Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to wages" is an early 20th-century investigative study analyzing how large corporate consolidations and trusts affected workers’ wage levels and labor conditions in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
maximum on prices