Do international migration and remittances reduce poverty in developing countries?

World Development

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1645-1669

  Adams Jr , Richard H ^a   Page, John ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

International migration; Poverty; Remittances

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; POVERTY; REMITTANCE;

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EID: 26844533444     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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