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Testing the immigrant assimilation hypothesis with longitudinal data

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  • Michael Beenstock
  • Barry Chiswick
  • Ari Paltiel

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  • Michael Beenstock & Barry Chiswick & Ari Paltiel, 2010. "Testing the immigrant assimilation hypothesis with longitudinal data," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 8(1), pages 7-27, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:reveho:v:8:y:2010:i:1:p:7-27
    DOI: 10.1007/s11150-009-9064-7
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    Keywords

    Immigrants; Earnings; Assimilation; Panel data; Israel; J24; J31; J61; F22;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration

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