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The quantity and quality of new immigrants to the US

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  • Sarah Bohn, 2010. "The quantity and quality of new immigrants to the US," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 8(1), pages 29-51, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:reveho:v:8:y:2010:i:1:p:29-51
    DOI: 10.1007/s11150-009-9066-5
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    Keywords

    Immigration; Cohort quality; Wage effects; Segmented labor markets; F22; J31; J61;
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    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • 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

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