Revisiting the link between minimum wage and wage inequality: Empirical evidence from New Zealand

This paper revisits the contentious link between the level of the minimum wage and wage inequality. This is done utilizing the differential rates of minimum wage increase experienced by two age groups (youth and adults) in New Zealand, over the period 1997 to 2007.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Pacheco, Gail
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 105.2009, 3, p. 336-339
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Minimum wage Inequality

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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