Migrant-family background and subjective well-being: Evidence using Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition
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- Beja, Edsel Jr., 2018. "Migrant-family background and subjective well-being: Evidence using Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition," MPRA Paper 101077, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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Migration; subjective well-being; decomposition;All these keywords.
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- D6 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics
- F2 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business
- I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
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