The short- and long-run determinants of less-educated immigrant flows into U.S. states

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 414-438

  Simpson, Nicole B ^a   Sparber, Chad ^a  

^a Department of Economics ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84904657183     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/0038-4038-2011.377     Document Type: Article

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