Remittances and Informal Work

Artjoms Ivlevs () and Doris Weichselbaumer

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Abstract: This paper studies the effects of remittances on informal employment in the migrants’ countries of origin, looking both at the remittance-receiving and non-migrant households. Using data from the Social Exclusion Survey, conducted in six transition economies in 2009, I find that receiving remittances increases the likelihood of working informally. At the regional level, high prevalence of remittances is associated with a higher likelihood of informal work among non-migrant households. Migration and remittances may thus be contributing to informal employment in migration-sending countries.

Keywords: remittance; informal employment; migrant country; origin; remittance-receiving country; non-migrant household; migration; migrants; transition economy; remittance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-10
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