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Minimum Wage Effects at Different Enforcement Levels: Evidence from Employment Surveys in India

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  • Soundararajan, Vidhya, 2014. "Minimum Wage Effects at Different Enforcement Levels: Evidence from Employment Surveys in India," Working Papers 180133, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:cudawp:180133
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.180133
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