Low-skilled immigration and the labor supply of highly skilled women

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 88-123

  Cortés, Patricia ^a   Tessada, José ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

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EID: 79960752037     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.3.3.88     Document Type: Article

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