Remittances and Chain Migration: Longitudinal Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ralitza Dimova () and François-Charles Wolff

Journal of Development Studies, 2015, vol. 51, issue 5, 554-568

Abstract: Most of the literature on remittances focuses on their implications for the welfare of family members in the country of origin and disregards their role as facilitator of chain migration. We address this issue with the use of longitudinal data from Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the primary exporters of migrants and recipients of remittances in the world. We find that remittances have a significant positive impact on the migration prospects of their recipients. Better-endowed people are most likely to migrate, which highlights a potential negative implication of migration and remittances.

Date: 2015
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Working Paper: Remittances and Chain Migration: Longitudinal Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina (2015)
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DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2014.984898

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