The roles of destination, gender, and household composition in explaining remittances: An analysis for the Dominican Sierra

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 309-328

  De La Brière, Bénédicte ^a   Sadoulet, Elisabeth ^b   De Janvry, Alain ^b   Lambert, Sylvie ^c  

^a Department for International Development ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Inheritance; Insurance; Migration; Remittances

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERNAL MIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; INVESTMENT; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036297330     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(02)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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