DO MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES INFLUENCE WORKER HEALTH?

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1986-2007

  Horn, Brady P ^a   Maclean, Johanna Catherine ^b,c,d   Strain, Michael R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Faculty Research Fellow   (Palestine)

^d IZA   (Germany)

^e AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 85018986423     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12453     Document Type: Article

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