Scale effects in international migration to the United States

Regional Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 589-600

  Clark, W A V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigration; Incomes; Language; Skills; United States

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN RESOURCES; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR FORCE; MIGRATION; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; OCCUPATION; POPULATION; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; CALIFORNIA; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; HUMAN RESOURCES; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR FORCE; MIGRATION; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; CALIFORNIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH MANPOWER; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030257077     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409612331349888     Document Type: Article

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