Unauthorized Mexican immigration, day labour and other lower-wage informal employment in California

Regional Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Marcelli, Enrico A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Day labour; Immigration; Informal work; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MARKET;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1042298653     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400310001632299     Document Type: Article

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