Remittances and Labor Force Participation in Mexico: An Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1004-1014

  Cox Edwards, Alejandra ^a   Rodríguez Oreggia, Eduardo ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

labor force participation; Latin America; Mexico; propensity score matching; remittances

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MIGRATION; LABOR PARTICIPATION; REMITTANCE;

LATIN AMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 63149198259     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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