South-South Migration: The Impact of Nicaraguan Immigrants on Earnings, Inequality and Poverty in Costa Rica

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 116-126

  Gindling, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; earnings; inequality; Latin America; migration; poverty

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; LABOR MARKET; MIGRATION; POVERTY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 56949092486     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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