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Remittances and Financial Access: Is There Really a Link and for Whom? Evidence from Mexican Household Data

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  • Christian Ambrosius, 2016. "Remittances and Financial Access: Is There Really a Link and for Whom? Evidence from Mexican Household Data," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 39(7), pages 964-982, July.
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