Does human capital raise earnings for immigrants in the low-skill labor market?

Demography

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 619-639

  Hall, Matthew ^a   Farkas, George ^b  

^a Population Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 57049141521     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0018     Document Type: Article

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