The double-negative effect on the earnings of foreign-born females in Canada

Applied Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1187-1201

  Shamsuddin, Abul F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LABOR MARKET; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 0032415345     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368498325084     Document Type: Article

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