Enclaves, neighbourhood effects and employment outcomes: Ethnic minorities in England and Wales

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-29

  Clark, Kenneth ^a   Drinkwater, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Enclaves; Ethnic minorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036461732     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00003839     Document Type: Article

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