Gender, earnings, and the English skill acquisition of hispanic workers in the United States

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 631-644

  Mora, Marie T ^a   Dávila, Alberto ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

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EID: 0040040232     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1998.tb01741.x     Document Type: Article

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