Work-related migration and poverty reduction in Nepal

Review of Development Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 323-332

  Lokshin, Michael ^a   Bontch Osmolovski, Mikhail ^a   Glinskaya, Elena ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

NEPAL;

EID: 77953176529     PISSN: 13636669     EISSN: 14679361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2010.00555.x     Document Type: Article

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