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A comparison of young and middle-aged migration in Venezuela

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  1. University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, USA

    Mildred B. Levy (Assistant Professor of Economics) & Walter J. Wadycki (Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods)

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The first draft of the paper was written while Wadycki was Assistant Professor of Economics at Miami University (Ohio). The University of Illinois Research Board provided financial aid for data collection; Miami University Computer Center provided computer time. The authors which to thank a referee for his useful comments which improved and simplified the paper.

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Levy, M.B., Wadycki, W.J. A comparison of young and middle-aged migration in Venezuela. Ann Reg Sci 6, 73–85 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01283893

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