The location choice of employment-based immigrants among U.S. Metro areas

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-145

  Scott, Darren M ^a   Coomes, Paul A ^b   Izyumov, Alexei I ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LABOR MIGRATION; LOCATION DECISION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14744286542     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4146.2005.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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