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Do minimum wages increase job satisfaction? Micro-data evidence from the new German minimum wage

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  • Mario Bossler & Sandra Broszeit, 2017. "Do minimum wages increase job satisfaction? Micro-data evidence from the new German minimum wage," LABOUR, CEIS, vol. 31(4), pages 480-493, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:labour:v:31:y:2017:i:4:p:480-493
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