Heterogeneity in the Intrahousehold Allocation of International Remittances: Evidence from Philippine Households.
This article shows that heterogeneity in the intrahousehold allocation of remittances sent by temporary international migrant workers exists among households in the Philippines, and may be attributable to the absence of the spouse, suggesting moral hazard, and to the gender and educational attainmen...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Development Studies Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 854 - 876 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2016
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