The choice of migration destination: A longitudinal approach using pre-migration outcomes

Review of Development Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 626-640

  Funkhouser, Edward ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EMIGRATION; INTERNAL MIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; LOCATION DECISION; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; WAGE GAP;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; NICARAGUA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350783784     PISSN: 13636669     EISSN: 14679361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2009.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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