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Parental Labor Supply: Evidence from Minimum Wage Changes

Anna Godøy, Michael Reich, Jesse Wursten and Sylvia Allegretto
Published online before print November 15, 2021, 1119-10540R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1119-10540R2
Anna Godøy
†IRLE, University of California, Berkeley, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway, and the Department of Health Management and Health Economics, University of Oslo, Norway.
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Michael Reich
‡IRLE, University of California, Berkeley.
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Jesse Wursten
§KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Sylvia Allegretto
¶IRLE, University of California, Berkeley.
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