The labor market status of immigrants: Effects of the unemployment rate at arrival and duration of residence

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 289-303

  Chiswick, Barry R ^a   Cohen, Yinon ^b   Zach, Tzippi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NONE

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EID: 0000986577     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979399705000206     Document Type: Article

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