The Economic situation of first and second-generation immigrants in France, Germany and the United Kingdom

Economic Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 542, 2010, Pages

  Algan, Yann ^a   Dustmann, Christian ^b   Glitz, Albrecht ^c   Manning, Alan ^d  

^a OFCE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; IMMIGRANT; LABOR MARKET; WAGE;

FRANCE; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 74949101368     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02338.x     Document Type: Article

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