U.S. internal Migration and Occupational Attainment: Assessing Absolute and Relative Outcomes by Region and Race

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-61

  Flippen, Chenoa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal migration; Occupational attainment; Racial stratification; Social mobility

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL MIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; MOBILITY; OCCUPATION; RACE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891860347     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-013-9308-3     Document Type: Article

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