Religion, religiosity and educational attainment of immigrants to the USA
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Keywords
Immigration; Religion; Religiosity; Education; I2; J61; Z12;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
- J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
- Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion
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