Can an Ethnic Group Climb Up from the Bottom of the Ladder?
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- Gil S. Epstein & Erez Siniver, 2012. "Can an ethnic group climb up from the bottom of the ladder?," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 32(3), pages 2414-2441.
- Gil Epstein & Erez Siniver, 2012. "Can an Ethnic Group Climb up from the Bottom of the Ladder?," RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series 1219, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
- Gil S. Epstein & Erez Siniver, 2012. "Can an Ethnic Group Climb up from the Bottom of the Ladder?," Working Papers 2012-08, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics.
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immigrants; wage differences;JEL classification:
- J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- 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
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