Are immigrants favorably self-selected?

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 181-185

  Chiswick, Barry R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0001737463     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.2.181     Document Type: Article

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