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Macroeconomic Conditions in Home Countries and the Well-Being of Migrants

Alpaslan Akay, Olivier Bargain and Klaus F. Zimmermann
Journal of Human Resources, March 2017, 52 (2) 351-373; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.2.0115-6900R1
Alpaslan Akay
Alpaslan Akay is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg, IZA, and LISER; Olivier Bargain is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University (Aix-Marseille School of Economics), CNRS & EHESS, IZA and LISER; Klaus F. Zimmermann is affiliated with Princeton University and UNU-MERIT.
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Olivier Bargain
Alpaslan Akay is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg, IZA, and LISER; Olivier Bargain is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University (Aix-Marseille School of Economics), CNRS & EHESS, IZA and LISER; Klaus F. Zimmermann is affiliated with Princeton University and UNU-MERIT.
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Klaus F. Zimmermann
Alpaslan Akay is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg, IZA, and LISER; Olivier Bargain is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University (Aix-Marseille School of Economics), CNRS & EHESS, IZA and LISER; Klaus F. Zimmermann is affiliated with Princeton University and UNU-MERIT.
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