Rainfall, financial development, and remittances: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 377-385

  Arezki, Rabah ^a   Brückner, Markus ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Financial development; Remittances; Transitory income shocks

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PANEL DATA; REMITTANCE;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84862569563     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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