The impact of minimum wages on overall health and well-being: Global evidence from the Gallup World Poll
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- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
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