Unequal opportunities and ethnic origin: The labor market outcomes of second-generation immigrants in france

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1851-1882

  Lefranc, Arnaud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

Author keywords

discrimination; education; equality of opportunity; ethnic origin; France; labor market

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956224288     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764210368100     Document Type: Article

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