Disentangling the minimum wage puzzle: An analysis of worker accessions and separations

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 988-1013

  Portugal, Pedro ^a,b   Cardoso, Ana Rute ^a,c,d  

^a Banco de Portugal ^*

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c IZA   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

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EID: 34249690030     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2006.4.5.988     Document Type: Article

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