Economic consequences of immigration in Europe

Immigration and the Transformation of Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 111-146

  Brücker, Herbert ^a,b   Frick, Joachim R ^b,c   Wagner, Gert G ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 84917377227     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511493577.005     Document Type: Chapter

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