Transnational tense: Immigration and inequality in American housing markets

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-208

  Wyly, Elvin K ^a   Martin, Deborah G ^b   Mendez, Pablo ^a   Holloway, Steven R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Home ownership; Immigration; Spatial assimilation; Transnational urbanism; US cities

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING MARKET; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT PAUL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449868107     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830903387303     Document Type: Article

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