The effects of migrant remittances on population-environment dynamics in migrant origin areas: International migration, fertility, and consumption in highland Guatemala

Population and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-237

  Davis, Jason ^a,b   Lopez Carr, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Fertility; Guatemala; Latin America; Migration; Population; Remittances

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REMITTANCE; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; CULTURE; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 78650419997     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-010-0128-7     Document Type: Article

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