Social capital and international migration: A test using information on family networks

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1262-1298

  Palloni, Alberto ^a   Massey, Douglas S ^c   Ceballos, Miguel ^a   Espinosa, Kristin ^b   Spittel, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035285919     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320817     Document Type: Article

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