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Barriers and foresight in international labor-migration

P Schaeffer

    Environment & Planning A
    |April 1, 1984
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    BehaviorDecision MakingDemographic FactorsEconomic FactorsEconomic ModelEmployment StatusHuman ResourcesInternational MigrationLabor ForceMigrationMigration PolicyModels, TheoreticalOccupationsPolicyPopulationPopulation DynamicsPopulation PolicyResearch MethodologySocial PolicySocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusWorld

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