How different are immigrants? A cross-country and cross-survey analysis of educational achievement

Immigration and the Transformation of Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 200-234

  Schnepf, Sylke Viola ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b IZA   (Germany)

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EID: 77951671628     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511493577.008     Document Type: Chapter

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