Hispanics in the U.S. labor market

Hispanics and the Future of America

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 228-290

  Duncan, Brian ^a   Joseph Hotz, V ^b   Trejo, Stephen J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84983358259     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/11539     Document Type: Chapter

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