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Does the Family Investment Hypothesis Explain Immigrant Labor Market Activity?

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  • Deborah Cobb-Clark

    (Australian National University)

  • Marie D. Connolly

    (Chatham College)

  • Christopher Worswick

    (Carleton University)

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  • Deborah Cobb-Clark & Marie D. Connolly & Christopher Worswick, 2000. "Does the Family Investment Hypothesis Explain Immigrant Labor Market Activity?," Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers 0828, Econometric Society.
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