Education, credentials, and immigrant earnings

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 186-216

  Ferrer, Ana ^a   Riddell, W Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; IMMIGRANT; RETURNS TO EDUCATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 38049152609     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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