Migrant Remittances, Human Capital Formation and Job Creation Externalities in Colombia

Maurice Kugler

Borradores de Economia

Number:

370

Published:

Wednesday, 1 February 2006

Classification JEL:

F22, F36, O11, J69

Keywords:

Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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