Socioeconomic Implications of the Increasing Foreign Remittance to Nepal: Evidence from the Nepal Living Standard Survey

International Migration

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 186-207

  Wagle, Udaya R ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; EMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; LIVING STANDARD; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

INDIA; NEPAL;

EID: 84863877679     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2011.00727.x     Document Type: Article

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