International migration and the role of institutions

Public Choice

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 81-102

  Bertocchi, Graziella ^a   Strozzi, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colonial history; Democracy; Institutions; International migration; Migration policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249170325     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-008-9314-x     Document Type: Article

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