Do Immigrants Affect Firm-Specific Wages?

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Do Immigrants Affect Firm-Specific Wages? / Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj; Munch, Jakob R.; Skaksen, Jan Rose.

In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 114, No. 4, 2012, p. 1267-1295.

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Harvard

Malchow-Møller, N, Munch, JR & Skaksen, JR 2012, 'Do Immigrants Affect Firm-Specific Wages?', Scandinavian Journal of Economics, vol. 114, no. 4, pp. 1267-1295. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9442.2012.01720.x

APA

Malchow-Møller, N., Munch, J. R., & Skaksen, J. R. (2012). Do Immigrants Affect Firm-Specific Wages? Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 114(4), 1267-1295. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9442.2012.01720.x

Vancouver

Malchow-Møller N, Munch JR, Skaksen JR. Do Immigrants Affect Firm-Specific Wages? Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 2012;114(4):1267-1295. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9442.2012.01720.x

Author

Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj ; Munch, Jakob R. ; Skaksen, Jan Rose. / Do Immigrants Affect Firm-Specific Wages?. In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 2012 ; Vol. 114, No. 4. pp. 1267-1295.

Bibtex

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