Migration as a Safety Net and Effects of Remittances on Household Consumption: The Case of Colombia

Lina Marcela Cardona-Sosa; Carlos Alberto Medina-Durango

Borradores de Economia

Number:

414

Published:

Wednesday, 1 November 2006

Classification JEL:

F22, I31, P36

Keywords:

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

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