Hispanic Ethnicity, English-Skill Investments, and Earnings

Alberto Davila; Marie T. Mora

doi:10.1111/0019-8676.00197

Hispanic Ethnicity, English-Skill Investments, and Earnings

Alberto Davila
, Marie T. Mora

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Original language	American English
Journal	Industrial Relations
Volume	40
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/0019-8676.00197
State	Published - Jan 1 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Labor Economics

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