Consumption and remittances in migrant households: Toward a productive use of remittances

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 555-565

  Zarate Hoyos, German A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 7544220571     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/byh042     Document Type: Review

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