U.S. immigrants' labor market adjustment: Additional human capital investment and earnings growth

Demography

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 865-881

  Akresh, Ilana Redstone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 38849206177     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2007.0034     Document Type: Article

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