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Peer reviewedEhrenberg, Ronald G.; Marcus, Alan J. – Journal of Human Resources, 1982
This paper tests the hypothesis that the effect of minimum wage legislation on teenagers' education decisions is asymmetrical across family income classes, with the legislation inducing children from low-income families to reduce their levels of schooling and children from higher-income families to increase their educational attainment. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Decision Making, Educational Attainment, Family Income
