Ethnic enclaves and immigrant labor market outcomes: Quasi-experimental evidence

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-314

  Damm, Anna Pill ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 69249086886     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599336     Document Type: Article

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