Labor Market Performance of Immigrants in Smaller Regions of Western Countries: Some Evidence from Atlantic Canada

Journal of International Migration and Integration

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-154

  Akbari, Ather H ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economics of immigration; Integration; Policy; Regionalization; Retention

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER;

CANADA;

EID: 79955527076     PISSN: 14883473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-011-0180-x     Document Type: Article

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