A longitudinal analysis of immigrant occupational mobility: A test of the immigrant assimilation hypothesis

International Migration Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 332-353

  Chiswick, Barry R ^a   Lee, Yew Liang ^b   Miller, Paul W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MOBILITY; OCCUPATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21244493099     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2005.tb00269.x     Document Type: Article

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