Volume 55 - Article 4 | Pages 113–166
How do family transitions shape residential mobility among Quebec residents? Evidence on lagged, synchronous, and anticipatory effects by immigration status
By Georges Alain Tchango Ngalé, Solène Lardoux, Vissého Adjiwanou
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