Determinants of remittances : recent evidence using data on internal migrants in Vietnam
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- Yoko Niimi & Thai Hung Pham & Barry Reilly, 2009. "Determinants of Remittances: Recent Evidence Using Data on Internal Migrants in Vietnam," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 23(1), pages 19-39, March.
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Population Policies; Access to Finance; Gender and Development; Debt Markets; Remittances;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2008-09-13 (Development)
- NEP-MIG-2008-09-13 (Economics of Human Migration)
- NEP-TRA-2008-09-13 (Transition Economics)
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