Minimum wages, training wages and youth employment

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 415-429

  Mangan, John ^a   Johnston, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employment; Pay; Training; Young people; Youth training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742303349     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068299910229820     Document Type: Article

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