An investigation of household remittance behaviour: Evidence from the United Kingdom

Manchester School

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 717-741

  Clark, Ken ^a   Drinkwater, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35448958114     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: 14679957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2007.01043.x     Document Type: Article

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