Exploring the politics of the minimum wage

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 773-802

  Levin Waldman, Oren M ^a  

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EID: 0032379940     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.1998.11506079     Document Type: Review

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