As long as they are cheap. Experimental evidence on the demand for migrant workers

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As long as they are cheap. Experimental evidence on the demand for migrant workers. / Caselli, Mauro; Falco, Paolo.

2020.

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Caselli, M & Falco, P 2020 'As long as they are cheap. Experimental evidence on the demand for migrant workers'. <https://ssrn.com/abstract=3685873>

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Caselli, M., & Falco, P. (2020). As long as they are cheap. Experimental evidence on the demand for migrant workers. University of Copenhagen. Institute of Economics. Discussion Papers (Online) Nr. 20-06 https://ssrn.com/abstract=3685873

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Caselli M, Falco P. As long as they are cheap. Experimental evidence on the demand for migrant workers. 2020.

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Caselli, Mauro ; Falco, Paolo. / As long as they are cheap. Experimental evidence on the demand for migrant workers. 2020. (University of Copenhagen. Institute of Economics. Discussion Papers (Online); Nr. 20-06).

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