• Title of article

    The greencard lottery winners: Are they more or less skilled than other immigrants?

  • Author/Authors

    Barrett، نويسنده , , Alan ، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1996
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    331
  • To page
    335
  • Abstract
    An hypothesis is developed regarding the relative labor-market quality of immigrants admitted on the basis of the visa lotteries and those admitted on the basis of family ties. This is then tested using data from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
  • Keywords
    Immigration , Greencard lottery , Skill level
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    1996
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    434185