The gradient of immigrant age-at-arrival effects on socioeconomic outcomes in the U.S

International Migration Review

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 205-229

  Myers, Dowell ^a   Gao, Xin ^a   Emeka, Amon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARRIVAL TIME; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LATINO PEOPLE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62149086591     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2008.01153.x     Document Type: Article

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