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What Is the Opportunity Cost of Moving? Reconsideration of the Effects of Distance on Migration

1974; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 22; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/450705

1539-2988

Mildred B. Levy, Walter J. Wadycki,

Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies

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