Ethnic enclaves and the economic success of immigrants — Evidence from a natural experiment

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 329-357

  Edin, Per Anders ^a   Fredriksson, Peter ^a   Åslund, Olof ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0037331952     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/00335530360535225     Document Type: Review

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