Overseas employment and remittances to a dual economy.

Overseas employment has become more commonplace, and remittances have increased in similar proportions. For poor countries, remittances often substantially, influence domestic expenditures and real exchange rates. We study overseas employment, remittances and domestic underemployment in a simple g...

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Publicado en:Economic Journal Vol. 110; pp. 509 - 535
Autores principales: McCormick, Barry, Wahba, Jackline
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell April 2000
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