Age at arrival, english proficiency, and social assimilation among us immigrants

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 165-192

  Bleakley, Hoyt ^a,b   Chin, Aimee ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 77953288924     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.1.165     Document Type: Article

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