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Immigrant Labour Market Performance and Skilled Immigrant Selection: The International Experience

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  • Daniel Parent & Christopher Worswick, 2004. "Immigrant Labour Market Performance and Skilled Immigrant Selection: The International Experience," CIRANO Project Reports 2004rp-07, CIRANO.
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