The Economics of Immigration

George J. Borjas

Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 32, No. 4. (Dec., 1994), pp. 1667-1717.

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31 Regional Labor Markets and the Determinants of Wage InequalityRobert H. TopelThe American Economic Review, Vol. 84, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the Hundred and SixthAnnual Meeting of the American Economic Association. (May, 1994), pp. 17-22.Stable URL:

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