Explaining the refugee gap: Economic outcomes of refugees versus other immigrants

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-397

  Connor, Phillip ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic adaptation; New immigrant survey; Refugees

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; REFUGEE; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956335547     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: 14716925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/feq025     Document Type: Article

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