The impact of immigration on the structure of wages: Theory and evidence from britain

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-151

  Manacorda, Marco ^a   Manning, Alan ^b   Wadsworth, Jonathan ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84856185034     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4774.2011.01049.x     Document Type: Article

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