Self-Selection of Migrant Workers: Migration Premium and (no) Returns to Skills
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Keywords
Self-selection; Migrant workers; Skill premia; Migration premium; Selection bias; Wage inequality;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F20 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - General
- J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
- J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - General
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