Language proficiency and labour market performance of immigrants in the UK

Economic Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 489, 2003, Pages 695-717

  Dustmann, Christian ^a   Fabbri, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LABOR MARKET; LANGUAGE; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0042575699     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.t01-1-00151     Document Type: Article

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