Immigrants' economic performance across Europe - Does immigration policy matter?

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-212

  Büchel, Felix ^a,c   Frick, Joachim R ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

BHPS; ECHP; Immigration; Income redistribution; SOEP

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 15044359478     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-004-1370-4     Document Type: Article

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