Minimum wages in Colombia: Holding the Middle with a Bite on the Poor

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
280
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
O15, J31, J42
Palabras clave: 
Minimum wage, Income Distribution, income inequality, public policy

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