Economic research and labour immigration policy

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 404-427

  Ruhs, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic effects of migration; Labour immigration policy; UK

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58449107720     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grn034     Document Type: Article

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