The English language fluency and occupational success of ethnic minority immigrant men living in English metropolitan areas

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 137-160

  Shields, Michael A ^a   Price, Stephen Wheatley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immigrants and ethnic minorities; Language; Occupational success

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036461728     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00003836     Document Type: Review

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