Housing cost burden and new lawful immigrants in the United States

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-171

  McConnell, Eileen Diaz ^a   Akresh, Ilana Redstone ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Housing; International migration; United States

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSING; IMMIGRANT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952675995     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-009-9134-9     Document Type: Article

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