International migration and the economics of language

Handbook of the Economics of International Migration

Volumn 1, Issue , 2015, Pages 211-269

  Chiswick, Barry R ^a   Miller, Paul W ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84971516963     PISSN: 22120092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53764-5.00005-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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