The Role of Institutions, Culture, and Wellbeing in Explaining Bilateral Remittance Flows: Evidence Both Cross-Country and Individual-Level Analysis
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Bilateral cross-country remittance data; individual-level remittance data; institutional quality; wellbeing; gravity equations.;All these keywords.
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- E02 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Institutions and the Macroeconomy
- A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
- F24 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Remittances
- F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
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