Minimum Wage and Informality in Ecuador
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Informal sector (Economics); Labor market; Labor supply; Wages;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2014-08-20 (Development)
- NEP-IUE-2014-08-20 (Informal & Underground Economics)
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