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Parental Labor Supply

Evidence from Minimum Wage Changes

Anna Godøy, Michael Reich, Jesse Wursten and Sylvia Allegretto
Journal of Human Resources, March 2024, 59 (2) 416-442; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1119-10540R2

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