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The Journey of a Remittance in the US-Mexico Corridor: From My Salary to My Family

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  • Batiz-Lazo, Bernardo
  • González-Correa, Ignacio

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We describe cross border payments between families in the US-Mexico corridor including a map of the technological infrastructure.

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  • Batiz-Lazo, Bernardo & González-Correa, Ignacio, 2022. "The Journey of a Remittance in the US-Mexico Corridor: From My Salary to My Family," MPRA Paper 114233, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    remittances; fintech; Mexico; USA;
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    JEL classification:

    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
    • N2 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions
    • N8 - Economic History - - Micro-Business History

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