Computer usage, destination language proficiency and the earnings of natives and immigrants

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-157

  Chiswick, Barry R ^a,b   Miller, Paul W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computers; Earnings; Immigrants; Internet; Language

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249110385     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-007-9007-0     Document Type: Article

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