Migration, development and remittances in Europe : mixed impacts and the role of institutions

In this paper, the specific role of remittances in the migration-development nexus will be examined. It will be argued that migrants’ remittances exert mixed impacts (positive, negative and neutral) over the economic development of sending countries, and that institutions play a crucial role in maxi...

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Main Author: Peixoto, João (author)
Other Authors: Fonseca, Ana (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/1902
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/1902