Do family ties with those left behind intensify or weaken migrants' assimilation?

Strong ties with the home country and with the host country can coexist. An altruistic migrant who sends remittances to his family back home assimilates more the more altruistic he is, and also more than a non-remitting migrant.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Stark, Oded ; Dorn, Agnieszka
Publisher:	Tübingen : University of Tübingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Subject:	Assimilation of migrants \| Acculturation identity \| Links with the home country \| Altruism \| Remittances

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Series:	University of Tübingen Working Papers in Economics and Finance ; 45
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	726592315 [GVK] hdl:10419/64865 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:tuewef:45 [RePEc]
Classification:	D01 - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles ; D13 - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation ; D64 - Altruism ; F22 - International Migration ; F24 - Remittances
Source:	EconStor

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