Labor market transitions of immigrants with emphasis on marginalization and self-employment

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 881-908

  Blume, Kræn ^a   Ejrnæs, Mette ^b   Nielsen, Helena Skyt ^c   Würtz, Allan ^c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Discrete competing risks; Panel data; Self employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956242766     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-008-0191-x     Document Type: Article

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