Changes in the relative economic performance of immigrants to Great Britain and the United States, 1980-2000

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 659-686

  Schmitt, John ^a   Wadsworth, Jonathan ^b  

^a Centre for Economic and Policy Research   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35948947005     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2007.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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