Intergenerational progress of Mexican-origin workers in the U.S. labor market

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 486-489

  Trejo, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; LABOR MARKET; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141484745     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1558765     Document Type: Article

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