Minimum wages: A view from the UK

Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 57-66

  Manning, Alan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; WAGE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880448830     PISSN: 14656493     EISSN: 14682516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pers.12004     Document Type: Article

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