Who is against immigration? A cross-country investigation of individual attitudes toward immigrants

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 510-530

  Mayda, Anna Maria ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33749366267     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/rest.88.3.510     Document Type: Article

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