What can we learn about financial access from U.S. Immigrants? The role of country of origin institutions and immigrant beliefs

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 431-455

  Osili, Una Okonkwo ^a   Paulson, Anna ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; WORLD BANK;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149376078     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhn019     Document Type: Article

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