Being Employed by a Co-national: A Cul-de-sac or a Short Cut to the Main Road of the Labour Market?

Journal of International Migration and Integration

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-120

  Joona, Pernilla Andersson ^a   Wadensjö, Eskil ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employment; Ethnic economy; Income; Newly arrived immigrants; Self employment

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84855652487     PISSN: 14883473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-011-0195-3     Document Type: Article

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