Risk across Borders: A Study of the Potential of Microinsurance Products to Help Migrants Cope with Cross Border Risks

This paper presents new evidence on migration and risk among Mexican migrants to the United States living in the New York City area. The paper examines the potential demand for formal risk mitigating mechanisms by studying some of the risks facing this community on both sides of the border, and provide greater understanding of their current informal risk management tools.

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Year of publication:	2010-09
Authors:	Lovoi, Annette ; Brown, Julia ; Magnoni, Barbara ; Thornton, Rebecca
Institutions:	Inter-American Development Bank
Subject:	Migration & Migrants \| Remittances \| Mexican Migrants \| New York \| Supply Side \| Migrant-Linked Microinsurance models \| Barriers to Access to Insurance \| Products \| Legal and Regulatory Barriers \| Distribution Channels \| Payments Channels \| Demand Side \| Transnationa \| Microinsurance Products \| remittances

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IDB Publications (Working Papers).
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 9406
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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