Trade and human capital accumulation: evidence from U.S. immigrants
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Economic Theory&Research; Country Strategy&Performance; Labor Markets; Population Policies; Inequality;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2007-03-03 (Development)
- NEP-EDU-2007-03-03 (Education)
- NEP-HRM-2007-03-03 (Human Capital & Human Resource Management)
- NEP-INT-2007-03-03 (International Trade)
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