The highs and lows of the minimum wage effect: A time-series cross-section study of the Canadian law

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 318-350

  Baker, Michael ^a   Benjamin, Dwayne ^b   Stanger, Shuchita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033412665     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209923     Document Type: Article

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