Minimum wages and earnings inequality in urban mexico

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 128-149

  Bosch, Mariano ^a   Manacorda, Marco ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79955725961     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.4.128     Document Type: Article

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