Family migration capital and migration intentions

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 118-129

  Ivlevs, Artjoms ^a   King, Roswitha M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ØSTFOLD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Emigration decision; Ethnic minorities; Family migration capital; Intergenerational mobility; Latvia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857784715     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-011-9269-9     Document Type: Article

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