Do migrant remittances affect household spending? Focus on wedding expenditures

Jakhongir Kakhkharov and Muzaffarjon Ahunov

Empirical Economics, 2022, vol. 63, issue 2, No 15, 979-1028

Abstract: Abstract We use nationally representative survey data and propensity score matching to investigate the impact of remittances from labor migrants on households’ wedding expenditures. The investigation provides evidence that remittance-receiving households spend a smaller share of their budget on wedding ceremonies. Since lavish wedding ceremonies serve the purpose of increasing households' social status through conspicuous displays of wealth, the study concludes that remittance-recipient households are less likely to be engaged in conspicuous consumption than are households that do not receive remittances.

Keywords: Migration; Remittances; Household expenditures; Wedding expenditures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 F22 F24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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