How to measure labour market effects of immigration: A review

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-30

  Okkerse, Liesbet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Economics of migration; Immigration; Labour economics; Labour market

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; IMMIGRATION; LABOR MARKET;

EID: 38849195521     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2007.00533.x     Document Type: Review

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