Language usage and earnings among minorities: The case of the Arabs in Israel

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 525-532

  Lecker, Tikva ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0031498530     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-5357(97)90013-5     Document Type: Article

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