Assimilation to a welfare state: Labor market performance and use of social benefits by immigrants to Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 665-688

  Sarvimäki, Matti ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Benefits; Earnings; Employment; Integration; Minorities

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EMPLOYMENT; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET; MINORITY GROUP; OECD; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

FINLAND;

EID: 80051946525     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2011.01652.x     Document Type: Article

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