Can a minimum wage increase employment and reduce prices in a neoclassical perfect information economy?

Journal of Mathematical Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 657-674

  Deltas, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous effort; Piece rates; Wage distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249002800     PISSN: 03044068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmateco.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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