The shadow value of migrant remittances, income and inequality in a household-farm economy

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 899-912

  Taylor, J Edward ^a,b   Wyatt, T J ^a,b  

^a Giannini Foundation

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; FARM HOUSEHOLD; FARM INCOME; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MIGRANTS' REMITTANCES; MIGRATION IMPACT; SHADOW VALUE;

MEXICO;

EID: 0030478546     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389608422445     Document Type: Article

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