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The role of human capital in language acquisition among immigrants in US metropolitan

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  • Brigitte S. Waldorf
  • Julia Beckhusen
  • Raymond J.G.M. Florax
  • Thomas De Graaff

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  • Brigitte S. Waldorf & Julia Beckhusen & Raymond J.G.M. Florax & Thomas De Graaff, 2010. "The role of human capital in language acquisition among immigrants in US metropolitan," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 2(1), pages 39-49, June.
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