Remittances and return migration

William Collier, Matloob Piracha and Teresa Randazzo

Review of Development Economics, 2018, vol. 22, issue 1, 174-202

Abstract: This paper utilizes survey data of return migrants to analyze the determinants of remittances sent while the migrants were abroad. We approach our research question from the perspective of three sending countries in the Maghreb, namely Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. We investigate the remittance behavior using the migrants’ conditions before migration as well as during the migration experience. Using a two†part model, we show that the decision to remit and the amount remitted depend on a combination of different migrant characteristics and reasons for migration as well as the form of migration. More importantly, we also consider if the remittance behavior is dependent on the type of return: “decided†or “compelled.†We show that the two groups have different incentives to remit, which can help explain the link between type of migrants and their remittance behavior.

Date: 2018
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Working Paper: Remittances and Return Migration (2011)
Working Paper: Remittances and Return Migration (2011)
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