A study of remittances from Central American and Mexican labor migrants in the United States : a family-level approach to economic well-being

Central America and Mexico are characterized by high levels of poverty. In response, labor migration has emerged as a major strategy among families through the sending of earnings (or remittances) to households back home. Large amounts of remittances are sent, with over $13 billion to Central Americ...

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Main Author: Held, Mary Lehman
Format: Others
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/26087