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Research Article

Minimum wages and the health of immigrants’ children

Susan L. Averetta Department of Economics, Lafayette College and IZA, Easton, PA, USA
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Julie K. Smithb Department of Economics, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, USA
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Yang Wangc La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 894-901 | Published online: 26 Jun 2020

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