Inheritance patterns in migration-prone communities of the Peruvian Highlands

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-87

  Goetghebuer, Tatiana ^b   Platteau, Jean Philippe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b CRED (Centre for Research on the Economics of Development)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Inheritance; Land access; Migration; Strategic bequest

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FAMILY STRUCTURE; MIGRATION; REMITTANCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

PERU;

EID: 77953363040     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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