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Who Paid Los Angeles’ Minimum Wage?

A Side-by-Side Minimum Wage Experiment in Los Angeles County

Christopher Esposito, Edward Leamer and Jerry Nickelsburg
Published online before print May 08, 2024, 0223-12761R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0223-12761R2
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Christopher Esposito () is a postdoctoral fellow in the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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Edward Leamer is the Emeritus Chauncey J. Medberry Professor of Management in the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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Jerry Nickelsburg is an Adjunct Professor of Economics in the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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0223-12761R2
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0223-12761R2
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Published online May 8, 2024.
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  1. Christopher Esposito,
  2. Edward Leamer and
  3. Jerry Nickelsburg
  1. Christopher Esposito (christopher.esposito{at}anderson.ucla.edu) is a postdoctoral fellow in the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
  2. Edward Leamer is the Emeritus Chauncey J. Medberry Professor of Management in the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
  3. Jerry Nickelsburg is an Adjunct Professor of Economics in the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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