Welfare state type, labour markets and refugees: A comparison of Jews from the former Soviet Union in the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 116-137

  Tress, Madeleine ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FSU Jews; Human capital; Labour markets; Refugees; Socio economic adjustment; Welfare states

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL LABOUR; JEWISH PEOPLE; LABOUR MARKET; REFUGEES; WELFARE STATE;

EUROPE, (EAST); RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0031832114     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014198798330124     Document Type: Article

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