Illegal immigration, border enforcement, and relative wages: Evidence from apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1337-1357

  Hanson, Gordon H ^a   Spilimbergo, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

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EID: 0000957296     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.5.1337     Document Type: Article

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