The social assimilation of immigrants

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-54

  Dustmann, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION--DETERMINANTS; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY SIZE; FRIENDS AND RELATIVES; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RESOURCES; LABOR FORCE; MIGRANT WORKERS; MIGRATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACCULTURATION--DETERMINANTS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; EUROPE; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FRIENDS AND RELATIVES; GERMANY; HUMAN RESOURCES; LABOR FORCE; MIGRANT WORKERS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL MOBILITY; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACCULTURATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GERMANY; HEALTH MANPOWER; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL MOBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 85047668612     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00003825     Document Type: Article

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