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Unexpected colonial returns

Self-selection and economic integration of migrants over multiple generations

Anne C. Gielen and Dinand Webbink
Published online before print May 09, 2025, 1123-13209R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1123-13209R1
Anne C. Gielen
+Erasmus School of Economics, Rotterdam, Tinbergen Institute, IZA and CESifo. Anne C. Gielen is professor of economics at Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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*Erasmus School of Economics, Rotterdam, Tinbergen Institute, IZA, Corresponding author: . Dinand Webbink is professor of economics at Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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1123-13209R1
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1123-13209R1
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0022-166X
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  • Published online May 9, 2025.
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  2. Dinand Webbink*
  1. +Erasmus School of Economics, Rotterdam, Tinbergen Institute, IZA and CESifo. Anne C. Gielen is professor of economics at Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
  2. *Erasmus School of Economics, Rotterdam, Tinbergen Institute, IZA, Corresponding author: webbink{at}ese.eur.nl. Dinand Webbink is professor of economics at Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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