Deriving implications of comparison theory for demographic phenomena: A first step in the analysis of migration

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-57

  Jasso, Guillermina ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030549668     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1996.tb02330.x     Document Type: Article

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