The effects of migrant remittances on population-environment dynamics in migrant origin areas: international migration, fertility, and consumption in highland Guatemala.

In this paper, using case studies on two western highland Guatemalan communities, the authors investigated whether the likely rise in consumption brought about by remittances counterbalanced by a reduction in fertility in migrant households following exposure to lower fertility cultures.

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Davis, J.; Lopez-Carr, D.
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Davis, J. & D. Lopez-Carr. 2010. The effects of migrant remittances on population-environment dynamics in migrant origin areas: international migration, fertility, and consumption in highland Guatemala. Population & Environment 32(2-3): 216-237.

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2010
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