International migration and the role of remittances Eastern Europe

International Migration

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 65-83

  León Ledesma, Miguel ^a   Piracha, Matloob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 8744282812     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-7985.2004.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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