Optimal taxation and monopsonistic labor market: Does monopsony justify the minimum wage?

Journal of Public Economic Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 259-273

  Cahuc, Pierre ^a,c   Laroque, Guy ^b  

^a CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CREST   (France)

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EID: 84897615117     PISSN: 10973923     EISSN: 14679779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpet.12063     Document Type: Article

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