Do higher real minimum wages lead to more high school dropouts? Evidence from Maryland across races, 1993-2004

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 445-464

  Crofton, Stephanie O ^a   Anderson, William L ^b   Rawe, Emily C ^c  

^a HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

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EID: 64549089675     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: 15367150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2009.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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