Educational attainment: Analysis by immigrant generation

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 361-379

  Chiswick, Barry R ^a   DebBurman, Noyna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand for schooling; Human capital; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; IMMIGRANT POPULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542604550     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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