Kinship ties, social networks, and segmented labor markets: Evidence from the construction sector in Egypt

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-30

  Assaad, Ragui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction labor; Institutional arrangements; Kinship; Occupational choice; Segmented labor markets; Social networks

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; KINSHIP; LABOUR MARKET SEGMENTATION; SOCIAL NETWORKS;

EGYPT;

EID: 0031405658     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(96)00441-5     Document Type: Article

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