Patterns of immigrant occupational attainment in a longitudinal survey

International Migration

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 47-69

  Chiswick, Barry R ^a   Lee, Yew Liang ^b   Miller, Paul W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MOBILITY; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0242381346     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2435.00252     Document Type: Article

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