Skilled immigrants and selection bias: A theory-based field study from New Zealand

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 577-599

  Coates, Kim ^a   Carr, Stuart C ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Development; Discrimination; Ethnicity; Immigration; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944464961     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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