Migrant remittances

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 129-152

  Yang, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 80051943310     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.25.3.129     Document Type: Conference Paper

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