International remittances and income inequality: An empirical investigation

Journal of Economic Policy Reform

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-141

  Koechlin, Valerie ^a   Leon, Gianmarco ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^c INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

GMM IV; Income distribution; International remittances; Migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 48149104582     PISSN: 13841289     EISSN: 14772736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17487870701346514     Document Type: Article

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