Institutional economics and the minimum wage: Broadening the theoretical and policy debate

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 427-453

  Kaufman, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77951048772     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391006300304     Document Type: Article

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