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

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
370
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
F22, F36, O11, J69
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy
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