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The roles of destination, gender, and household composition in explaining remittances: an analysis for the Dominican Sierra

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  • de la Briere, Benedicte
  • Sadoulet, Elisabeth
  • de Janvry, Alain
  • Lambert, Sylvie

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  • de la Briere, Benedicte & Sadoulet, Elisabeth & de Janvry, Alain & Lambert, Sylvie, 2002. "The roles of destination, gender, and household composition in explaining remittances: an analysis for the Dominican Sierra," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(2), pages 309-328, August.
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