Immigrant quality and assimilation: A review of the US literature

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 239-252

  Schultz, T Paul ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort quality; Consequences of immigration; US immigrant assimilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032220199     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050067     Document Type: Review

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