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Are experience and schooling complementary? Evidence from migrants' assimilation in the Bangkok labor market

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  • Yamauchi, Futoshi, 2004. "Are experience and schooling complementary? Evidence from migrants' assimilation in the Bangkok labor market," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 74(2), pages 489-513, August.
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