Equalization, efficiency and migration: Watson revisited

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 385-396

  Wilson, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; MIGRANT WORKER; POPULATION MIGRATION; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1442287009     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552177     Document Type: Article

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