Informal recruitment methods and disadvantages of immigrants in the Swedish labour market

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 411-430

  Behtoui, Alireza ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Immigrants; Job Finding methods; Social networks; Swedish labour market

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECONOMIC GROWTH; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); SOCIAL NETWORK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 39049172831     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830701880251     Document Type: Article

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