A meta-analytic assessment of the effect of immigration on wages

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 451-477

  Longhi, Simonetta ^a   Nijkamp, Peter ^a   Poot, Jacques ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Factor substitution; Immigration; Labour market; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRATION; META-ANALYSIS; WAGE;

EID: 21544461230     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0950-0804.2005.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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