Selection and economic gains in the great migration of african Americans: New evidence from linked census data

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1 A, 2014, Pages 220-252

  Collins, William J ^a   Wanamaker, Marianne H ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 84894030683     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.6.1.220     Document Type: Article

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