Who is a 'Deserving' Immigrant? An Experimental Study of Norwegian Attitudes

Scandinavian Political Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-116

  Aalberg, Toril ^a   Iyengar, Shanto ^a   Messing, Solomon ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 84859754253     PISSN: 00806757     EISSN: 14679477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9477.2011.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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