The effect of immigration on productivity: Evidence from U.S. States

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 348-358

  Peri, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84858607091     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00137     Document Type: Article

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