United States' international retirement migration: The reasons for retiring to the environs of Lake Chapala, Mexico

Ageing and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 489-510

  Sunil, Thankam S ^a   Rojas, Viviana ^a   Bradly, Don E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

International retirement migration; Late life migration; Mexico; Quality of life; Retirees; United States of America

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; LIVING STANDARD; LOCATION DECISION; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY;

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

EID: 34548619902     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X07005934     Document Type: Article

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