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On the properties of the labour wedge: hours worked and government transfers in perspective

Ahmed KamaraCollege of Business, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 3953-3966 | Published online: 08 May 2023

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