The effect of marriage on education of immigrants: Evidence from a policy reform restricting marriage migration

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 457-486

  Nielsen, Helena Skyt ^a   Smith, Nina ^a   Çelikaksoy, Aycan ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dropout; Immigrants; Marriage migration

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MARRIAGE; POLICY REFORM;

EID: 69149100363     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2009.01572.x     Document Type: Article

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