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Beyond Labor Market Outcomes

The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Nondurable Consumption

View ORCID ProfileCristian Alonso
Journal of Human Resources, September 2022, 57 (5) 1690-1714; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.1.0518-9524R2
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Cristian Alonso was a student at Princeton University when this research project was conducted.
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