Cross-country variation in the impact of international migration: Canada, Mexico, and the United States

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 663-708

  Aydemir, Abdurrahman ^a   Borjas, George J ^b  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34948886601     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2007.5.4.663     Document Type: Article

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