Temporary migration and capital market imperfections

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 242-262

  Mesnard, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; OCCUPATION; RETURN MIGRATION; SAVINGS BEHAVIOR; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 1842731720     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpf042     Document Type: Article

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