Theory and evidence on the political economy of the minimum wage

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 761-785

  Sobel, Russell S ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; MINIMUM WAGE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032746447     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/250078     Document Type: Article

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