The Impact of the German Minimum Wage on Individual Wages and Monthly Earnings

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The Impact of the German Minimum Wage on Individual Wages and Monthly Earnings. / Burauel, Patrick; Caliendo, Marco; Grabka, Markus M.; Obst, Cosima ; Preuss, Malte; Schröder, Carsten; Shupe, Cortnie Anne.

I: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, Bind 240, Nr. 2-3, 19.06.2019, s. 201-231.

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Burauel, P, Caliendo, M, Grabka, MM, Obst, C, Preuss, M, Schröder, C & Shupe, CA 2019, 'The Impact of the German Minimum Wage on Individual Wages and Monthly Earnings', Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, bind 240, nr. 2-3, s. 201-231. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2018-0077

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Burauel, P., Caliendo, M., Grabka, M. M., Obst, C., Preuss, M., Schröder, C., & Shupe, C. A. (2019). The Impact of the German Minimum Wage on Individual Wages and Monthly Earnings. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 240(2-3), 201-231. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2018-0077

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Burauel P, Caliendo M, Grabka MM, Obst C, Preuss M, Schröder C o.a. The Impact of the German Minimum Wage on Individual Wages and Monthly Earnings. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 2019 jun. 19;240(2-3):201-231. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2018-0077

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Burauel, Patrick ; Caliendo, Marco ; Grabka, Markus M. ; Obst, Cosima ; Preuss, Malte ; Schröder, Carsten ; Shupe, Cortnie Anne. / The Impact of the German Minimum Wage on Individual Wages and Monthly Earnings. I: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 2019 ; Bind 240, Nr. 2-3. s. 201-231.

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