Immigration policy: Methods of economic assessment

International Migration Review

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 390-418

  Devoretz, Don J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LABOR MIGRATION;

EID: 33748759253     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2006.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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