Inequality and the self-selection of international migrants: Theory and new evidence

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 742-764

  Brücker, Herbert ^a,b   Defoort, Cécily ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Europe; Human capital; Income; Migrant workers; Skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 71849083634     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720910997371     Document Type: Article

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