Another consequence of the economic crisis: A decrease in migrants' remittances

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 171-182

  Ruiz, Isabel ^a   Vargas Silva, Carlos ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GROWTH RATE; HOUSING FINANCE; IMMIGRANT; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE;

LATIN AMERICA; MEXICO [MEXICO (NTN)]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 72149133932     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: 14664305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603100903266450     Document Type: Article

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