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Remittance outcomes and migration: Theoretical contests, real opportunities

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The most obvious and visible contribution of migrants to economies of origin is the money they send or bring home to family and friends. —Massey et al., 1998: 222

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Jeffrey H. Cohen is co-chair of Latin American Studies and assistant professor of cultural anthropology at Pennsylvania State University. His research on transnational migration between Oaxaca, Mexico, and the United States focuses on the social impacts of migration and investment of remittances in rural Oaxacan communities.

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Cohen, J.H. Remittance outcomes and migration: Theoretical contests, real opportunities. St Comp Int Dev 40, 88–112 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02686290

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