Choice of money transfer methods in the case of albanian immigrants in greece

Transition Studies Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 962-978

  Simeon, Konteos ^a   Konteo, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Albania; Bank; Greece; Migration; Money transfer companies; Remittances

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749137661     PISSN: 16144007     EISSN: 16144015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11300-009-0117-7     Document Type: Article

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