Social networks and the dynamics of labour market outcomes: Evidence from refugees resettled in the U.S.

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 128-161

  Beaman, Lori A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Labour market outcomes; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; REFUGEE; SOCIAL NETWORK; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857013529     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/restud/rdr017     Document Type: Article

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