Immigrant assimilation and welfare participation: Do immigrants assimilate into or out of welfare?

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-98

  Hansen, Jorgen ^a   Lofstrom, Magnus ^b  

^a Division of Natural Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; REFUGEE; WELFARE PROVISION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0037413096     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1558756     Document Type: Article

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