Determinants of remittances: Recent evidence using data on internal migrants in Vietnam

Asian Economic Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-39

  Niimi, Yoko ^a   Pham, Thai Hung ^b   Reilly, Barry ^c  

^a ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Philippines)

^b NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internal migration; Remittances; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

INSURANCE SYSTEM; INTERNAL MIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 63049132834     PISSN: 13513958     EISSN: 14678381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8381.2009.02000.x     Document Type: Article

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