Gender, job searching, and employment outcomes among Mexican immigrants

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-66

  Livingston, Gretchen ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment outcomes; Gender; Job search; Mexican immigrants; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPLOYMENT; IMMIGRANT; JOB SEARCH; SOCIAL STATUS; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644796873     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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