Do Minimum Wage Hikes Lead to Employment Destruction? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design in Argentina
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- Nicolás Abbate & Bruno Jiménez, 2023. "Do Minimum Wage Hikes Lead to Employment Destruction? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design in Argentina," CEDLAS, Working Papers 0310, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
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