Don't tell on me: Experimental evidence of asymmetric information in transnational households

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 52-69

  Ambler, Kate ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Information asymmetries; Intra household allocation; Remittances; Transnational households

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA];

EID: 84918524938     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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