Ran Abramitzky and Leah Boustan on Immigration Then and Now

Jul 4, 2022 · 01:13:54

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Immigrants' children often achieve greater economic success than native-born.
It takes decades for immigrants to reach economic parity.
Abramitzky and Boustan discuss their book 'Streets of Gold'.

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