Joint impacts of immigration on wages and employment: Review and meta-analysis

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-387

  Longhi, S ^a   Nijkamp, P ^b   Poot, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

International migration; Meta analysis; Migration impact assessment; Regional labour market

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPLOYMENT; IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; META-ANALYSIS; WAGE;

EID: 78349305296     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: 14355949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10109-010-0111-y     Document Type: Review

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