Antecedents of Underemployment: Job Search of Skilled Immigrants in Canada

Applied Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 323-346

  Guerrero, Laura ^a   Rothstein, Mitchell G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84857800758     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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