The Entry into the U.S. Labor Market of Antebellum European Immigrants, 1840-1860

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-330

  Ferrie, Joseph P ^a  

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ECONOMIC HISTORY; EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS; IMMIGRANT PEOPLE; LABOUR MARKET;

USA;

EID: 0031410060     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exeh.1997.0674     Document Type: Article

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