Retaining skilled migrants in regional Australia: The role of social connectedness

Journal of International Migration and Integration

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-160

  Wulff, Maryann ^a   Dharmalingam, Arunachalam ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Employer assistance; Migrant settlement; Regional migration; Social connectedness

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; IMMIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARADIGM SHIFT; POPULATION MIGRATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 45849134879     PISSN: 14883473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-008-0049-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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