Differences in remittances from US and Spanish migrants in Colombia

Using data collected among exchange institutions in Colombia in 2004, we evidence large differences in the amounts of remittances received from migrants living in the US and from migrants living in Spain. Drawing on quantile decomposition, we show that the gap between the two destination countries is mainly due to differences in the returns to the individual characteristics.

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Year of publication:	2008-07-03
Authors:	Wolff, François-Charles ; Bello, Liliana Ortiz
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 15.2008, 10, p. 1-10
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	remittances

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	O1 - Economic Development
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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