The Impact of Origin and Host Country Schooling on the Economic Performance of Immigrants

Social Forces

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 893-915

  Kanas, Agnieszka ^a   Van Tubergen, Frank ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77149155339     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.0.0269     Document Type: Article

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