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The regional effects of marginal wage subsidies

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  • Bijie Ren, 2008. "The regional effects of marginal wage subsidies," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 3(4), pages 598-626, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:psycho:v:3:y:2008:i:4:p:598-626
    DOI: 10.1007/s11459-008-0030-8
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    Keywords

    employment increase; marginal wage subsidies (MWS); regional inequality; B22; D73; 就业增加; 边际工资补贴; 区域经济不平等;
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    JEL classification:

    • B22 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Macroeconomics
    • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption

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