Cultural Differences in the Remittance Behaviour of Households: Evidence from Canadian Micro Data
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Keywords
International Migration; Household Behaviour; Remittances;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
- F24 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Remittances
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-MIG-2008-11-25 (Economics of Human Migration)
- NEP-SOC-2008-11-25 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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