The financial assimilation of an immigrant group: Evidence on the use of checking and savings accounts and currency exchanges

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 264-278

  Paulson, Anna ^a   Rhine, Sherrie L W ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hmong; Household finance; Immigration; Unbanked

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149119473     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-008-9097-8     Document Type: Article

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