The impact of migration on family left behind

International Handbook on the Economics of Migration

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 293-308

  Antman, Francisca M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b IZA   (Germany)

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EID: 85040689534     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781782546078.00025     Document Type: Chapter

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