People flows in globalization

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-170

  Freeman, Richard B ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33747628481     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.20.2.145     Document Type: Review

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