Modeling the age and age composition of late 19th century U.S. immigrants from Europe

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-269

  Greenwood, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Age composition; Europe; Late 19th century; U.S. immigration

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247384274     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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