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N°121 |
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Issue Q1 2010 |
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Geographic distance and remittances in Romania: Out of sight, out of mind? |
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José De Sousa Laetitia Duval
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We analyse the role of geographic distance for bilateral remittances. We use a new data set on bilateral remittance flows from OECD countries to Romania over the period 2005-2009. Contrasting with existing literature, we find that remittances increase with distance but in a non-linear way. |
Abstract
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International migration ; Remittances ; Bilateral Data ; Romania ;
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Keywords |
F24 ; J61 ; O15 ;
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