The role of social networks in determining migration and labour market outcomes: Evidence from German reunification

Economics of Transition

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 739-767

  Rainer, Helmut ^a   Siedler, Thomas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Labour market outcomes; Migration; Social networks

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; IMMIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; SOCIAL NETWORK; TERRITORIAL REUNIFICATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 69649091140     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2009.00365.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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