Wealth in middle and old age in Mexico: The role of international migration

International Migration Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-151

  Wong, Rebeca ^a   Palloni, Alberto ^b   Soldo, Beth J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; RETURN MIGRATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846794621     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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