Immigrant status and the value of statistical life

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 749-771

  Hersch, Joni ^a   Viscusi, W Kip ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; IMMIGRANT; LABOR MIGRATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957676544     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.45.3.749     Document Type: Article

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