The impacts of international migration on remaining household members: Omnibus results from a migration lottery program

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1297-1318

  Gibson, John ^a   Mckenzie, David ^b   Stillman, Steven ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c MOTU ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84861220349     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00129     Document Type: Article

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