International migration, trade and aid: A survey

International Handbook on Migration and Economic Development

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 65-112

  Parsons, Christopher R ^a   Alan Winters, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84958676219     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781782548072.00008     Document Type: Chapter

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