Selection and network effects-Migration flows into OECD countries 1990-2000

European Economic Review

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1160-1186

  Pedersen, Peder J ^a   Pytlikova, Mariola ^b   Smith, Nina ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Department of Economics ^*  (Denmark)

^c IZA   (Denmark)

Author keywords

International migration; Migration policy; Network effects; Selectivity effects

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; OECD;

EID: 53349142044     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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