MINIMUM WAGES AND THE ‘WORKING POOR’

Economic Papers

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 295-307

  Wooden, Mark ^a   Wilkins, Roger ^a   McGUINNESS, S E A M U S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Earnings inequality; HILDA Survey; Low pay; Minimum wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950154756     PISSN: 08120439     EISSN: 17593441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2007.tb01016.x     Document Type: Article

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