Labor market laws and intra-European migration: The role of the state in shaping destination choices

European Journal of Population

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 127-153

  Palmer, John R B ^a,b   Pytliková, Mariola ^c  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^c VSB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

European expansion; Migrant preferences; Migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937759060     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: 15729885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-015-9341-5     Document Type: Article

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