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Immigration and Poverty in the United States

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Citation

Raphael, Steven, and Eugene Smolensky. 2009. "Immigration and Poverty in the United States." American Economic Review, 99 (2): 41-44. DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.2.41

JEL Classification

  • I32 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
  • J11 Demographic Trends and Forecasts; General Migration
  • J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
  • J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers