Skills on the Move : Rethinking the Relationship Between Human Capital and Immigrant Economic Mobility

Studies of immigrant labor market incorporation in the unregulated sector of the US economy either assume that immigrant workers are trapped in low-wage jobs because of low human capital, or paint a picture of blocked mobility because of exploitation and discrimination. In this paper we offer a thir...

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Veröffentlicht in:Work and occupations. - 1983. - 38(2011), 2 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 149-178
1. Verfasser: Hagan, Jacqueline (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lowe, Nichola, Quingla, Christian
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2011
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Work and occupations
Schlagworte:Journal Article economic mobility human capital immigrant labor markets job jumping reskilling skills transferences
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