English-language skills and the earnings of self-employed immigrants in the United States: A note

Industrial Relations

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 386-391

  Dávila, Alberto ^a   Mora, Marie T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LANGUAGE; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; SELF EMPLOYMENT; WAGE DETERMINATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16544369618     PISSN: 00198676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0019-8676.2004.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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