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Winners and losers among a refugee-hosting population. / Maystadt, Jean-Francois; Verwimp, Philip.
In: Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 62, No. 4, 2014, p. 769-809.

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Maystadt, J-F & Verwimp, P 2014, 'Winners and losers among a refugee-hosting population', Economic Development and Cultural Change, vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 769-809. https://doi.org/10.1086/676458

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Maystadt, J-F., & Verwimp, P. (2014). Winners and losers among a refugee-hosting population. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 62(4), 769-809. https://doi.org/10.1086/676458

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Maystadt J-F, Verwimp P. Winners and losers among a refugee-hosting population. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 2014;62(4):769-809. doi: 10.1086/676458

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Maystadt, Jean-Francois ; Verwimp, Philip. / Winners and losers among a refugee-hosting population. In: Economic Development and Cultural Change. 2014 ; Vol. 62, No. 4. pp. 769-809.

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