Does border enforcement protect U.S. workers from illegal immigration?

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-92

  Hanson, Gordon H ^b   Robertson, Raymond ^b   Spilimbergo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0036113456     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465302317331937     Document Type: Review

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