Emigration, remittances and corruption experience of those staying behind

Artjoms Ivlevs () and Roswitha King

No 0008/2015, Working papers of the Department of Economics - University of Perugia (IT) from Università di Perugia, Dipartimento Economia

Abstract: We examine the effects of emigration and remittances on the corruption experience of migrant household members staying in the countries of origin. We hypothesize that the effects of emigration on corruption can be both positive (via migrant value transfer) and negative (via misuse of monetary remittances). Using data from Gallup Balkan Monitor survey in instrumental variable analysis, we find that having relatives abroad reduces the probability of bribing public officials but receiving monetary remittances offsets this beneficial effect. We also find that migrant households, and especially remittance-recipient households, are more likely to be extortion targets for public officials. These findings support both the direct value transfer and the indirect monetary channels of influence.

Keywords: emigration; corruption; institutions; diaspora externalities; Western Balkans (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D73 F22 F24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2015-03-02
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Working Paper: Emigration, Remittances and Corruption Experience of Those Staying Behind (2014)
Working Paper: Emigration, remittances and corruption experience of those staying behind (2014)
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