How much did immigrant "quality" decline in late nineteenth century America?

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 509-525

  Hatton, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

United states immigration history

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EID: 0034350208     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050149     Document Type: Article

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