Europe's tired, poor, huddled masses: Self-selection and economic outcomes in the age of mass migration

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1832-1856

  Abramitzky, Ran ^a   Boustan, Leah Platt ^b   Eriksson, Katherine ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84866376701     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.5.1832     Document Type: Article

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