Do minimum wages fight poverty?

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 315-333

  Neumark, David ^a   Wascher, William ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 0036665809     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/40.3.315     Document Type: Article

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