The intriguing relation between adult minimum wage and child labour

Economic Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 462, 2000, Pages 50-61

  Basu, Kaushik ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; MINIMUM WAGE;

EID: 0034029188     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00520     Document Type: Article

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