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Manila to Malaysia, Quezon to Qatar

International Migration and Its Effects on Origin-Country Human Capital

Caroline Theoharides
Journal of Human Resources, October 2018, 53 (4) 1022-1049; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.4.0216.7714R1
Caroline Theoharides
Caroline Theoharides is an assistant professor of economics at Amherst College.
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