The effects of minimum wages on employment: Theory and evidence from Britain

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-22

  Dickens, Richard ^a   Machin, Stephen ^a   Manning, Alan ^a  

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EID: 0033484507     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209911     Document Type: Article

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