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Inequality, unemployment, and endogenous growth in a political economy with a minimum wage

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  • Toshiki Tamai, 2009. "Inequality, unemployment, and endogenous growth in a political economy with a minimum wage," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 97(3), pages 217-232, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jeczfn:v:97:y:2009:i:3:p:217-232
    DOI: 10.1007/s00712-009-0059-x
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    Keywords

    Inequality; Unemployment; Economic growth; O11; E24; D30;
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    JEL classification:

    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • D30 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - General

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