Minimum wages, labor market institutions, and female employment: A cross-country analysis

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 779-809

  Addison, John T ^a   Demet Ozturk, Orgul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84871738266     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391206500402     Document Type: Article

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