The impact of September 11th, 2001 on the job prospects for foreigners with Arab background: evidence from German labor market data

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The impact of September 11th, 2001 on the job prospects for foreigners with Arab background: evidence from German labor market data. / Braakmann, Nils.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2007. (Working paper series in economics; No. 37).

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Braakmann, N 2007 'The impact of September 11th, 2001 on the job prospects for foreigners with Arab background: evidence from German labor market data' Working paper series in economics, no. 37, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Braakmann, N. (2007). The impact of September 11th, 2001 on the job prospects for foreigners with Arab background: evidence from German labor market data. (Working paper series in economics; No. 37). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Braakmann N. The impact of September 11th, 2001 on the job prospects for foreigners with Arab background: evidence from German labor market data. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2007. (Working paper series in economics; 37).

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