Migrant networks as a basis for social control: Remittance incentives among Senegalese in France and Italy

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 858-874

  Chort, Isabelle ^a   Gubert, Flore ^a   Senne, Jean Noël ^a  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Migrant networks; Remittances

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; INCENTIVE; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; MODELING; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

FRANCE; ITALY;

EID: 84867232217     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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