International migration, open borders debates, and happiness

International Studies Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-361

  Bartram, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; ETHICS; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION;

EID: 77956359107     PISSN: 15219488     EISSN: 14682486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2486.2010.00942.x     Document Type: Article

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