The Determinants of International Remittances in Developing Countries

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-103

  Adams Jr , Richard H ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

international remittances; migration; poverty; skill composition of migrants

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SKILLED LABOR;

EID: 56949089085     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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