Immigration reform and the earnings of Latino workers: Do employer sanctions cause discrimination?

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 275-295

  Bansak, Cynthia ^a,c   Raphael, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 0040673736     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390105400205     Document Type: Article

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