The unemployment insurance compensation experience of immigrants in Canada, 1980-1988

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 127-147

  Siklos, Pierre L ^a   Marr, William L ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigration policy in Canada; Unemployment insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032220195     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050060     Document Type: Article

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