Formation of migrant networks

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 592-618

  Comola, Margherita ^a   Mendola, Mariapia ^b  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Migration; Milan; Social links; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; POPULATION MIGRATION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ITALY; LOMBARDY; MILAN; MILANO [LOMBARDY];

EID: 84925368520     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjoe.12093     Document Type: Article

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