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Wage effects of means-tested transfers: Incidence implications of using firms as intermediaries

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  • Santiago Garriga

    (Universidad Nacional de la Plata)

  • Dario Tortarolo

    (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

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  • Santiago Garriga & Dario Tortarolo, 2024. "Wage effects of means-tested transfers: Incidence implications of using firms as intermediaries," IFS Working Papers W24/49, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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