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Does Immigration Improve Quality of Care in Nursing Homes?

Delia Furtado and Francesc Ortega
Published online before print July 06, 2023, 0720-11063R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0720-11063R2
Delia Furtado
Delia Furtado is an associate professor of economics at the University of Connecticut, e-mail: ;
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Francesc Ortega
Francesc Ortega is the Dina A. Perry Professor of economics at the Queens College of the City University of New York, e-mail: .
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