What drives individual attitudes towards immigration in South Africa?

Review of International Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 326-341

  Facchini, Giovanni ^a   Mayda, Anna Maria ^b   Mendola, Mariapia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ETHNICITY; IMMIGRATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; RELIGION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84876353127     PISSN: 09657576     EISSN: 14679396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/roie.12039     Document Type: Article

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