Immigration, skillmix, and capital skill complementarity

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1029-1069

  Lewis, Ethan ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; IMMIGRATION; LABOR SUPPLY; MANUFACTURING; METROPOLITAN AREA; RENTAL SECTOR; SKILLED LABOR; WAGE DETERMINATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052920654     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjr011     Document Type: Article

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