The economics of transnational living

International Migration Review

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 666-699

  Guarnizo, Luis Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; LABOR MOBILITY; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE;

EID: 0345566225     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2003.tb00154.x     Document Type: Article

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