Educational institutions and the integration of migrants

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1281-1308

  Schneeweis, Nicole ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Achievement; Immigrants; School system

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960628108     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-009-0271-6     Document Type: Article

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