Where this is done, the gap between a youth sub-minimum for youth and for the adults one should be large enough to make youth significantly less costly. A sub-minimum wage for youth may generalise the incidence of low-pay jobs among youth in segmented labour markets where youth find it difficult to move to better-paid jobs. On balance, a sub-minimum wage for youth younger than 18 may ease access to the labour market and reduce the likelihood of unemployment and NEET status for this age group.