Regressive effects of regulation on wages
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Regulation; Wages; Inequality; Employment;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- K23 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law
- L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
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