Are Local Minimum Wages Absorbed by Price Increases? Estimates from Internet-Based Restaurant Menus
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عنوان ژورنال: ILR Review
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0019-7939,2162-271X
DOI: 10.1177/0019793917713735