Are Immigrant Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development?
Are Immigrant Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development?
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Houndmills, Basingstoke: International Monetary Fund
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English
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Houndmills, Basingstoke: International Monetary Fund
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There is a general presumption in the literature and among policymakers that immigrant remittances play the same role in economic development as foreign direct investment and other capital flows, but this is an open question. We develop a model of remittances based on the economics of the family that implies that remittances are not profit-driven,...
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Are Immigrant Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development?
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_38135132
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_38135132
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1020-7635,2041-4161
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1564-5150,2041-417X
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10.2307/30035948
