Estimating the employment effects of a minimum wage from a cross-sectional wage distribution. A semi-parametric approach
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JEL classification:
- J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAB-2013-01-12 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-LMA-2013-01-12 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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