This article presents a new perspective on the impact of migration and remittances on labour market participation and … education are affected by migration. Based on household survey data from Moldova, our results challenge the assertion that those …

. One important element of this theory is the role of remittances that is absent in traditional migration theories. In this …In this study we analyse the impact of workers' remittances on the decision to migrate by means of cointegration … analysis. In traditional migration theories, especially in human capital models, the decision to migrate is based upon …

or personal transfers) by 1139 pairs of migrants and recipients of remittances in Moldova in 2006. Explanatory variables … include socioeconomic characteristics of the migrant and other household members, the pattern of migration (destination … migrant’s irregular legal status in the host country, and short migration spells. …

We analyze how migration prevalence and remittances shape income distribution using novel panel data that is nationally … equalizing change in the marginal effects of remittances was the highest. This provides supporting evidence for the migration … diffusion hypothesis. A fixed effects analysis of the effects of migration and remittances on in inequality at the village level …

migrants. Working, residing in a developed country and belonging to the nuclear family positively affect remittances. The labor … status and the level of education of the head of the household both affect remittances. The decision to participate in the …

of remittances it considers include migration levels or rates, migrants' education level, and source countries' income … migration. Moreover, as predicted by our model, remittances increase with source countries' level and rate of migration … migrants send home. This paper examines whether remittances actually increase with migrants' education level. The determinants …

Seasonal migration is an ever more important phenomenon worldwide, but has received little attention in empirical … research. This paper investigates the choice of seasonal versus longer-term migration on a household level. We use data from …. We also find that existing local networks of seasonal migrants are unrelated to permanent migration choice. Generally …

Seasonal migration is an ever more important phenomenon worldwide, but has received little attention in empirical … research. This paper investigates the choice of seasonal versus longer-term migration on a household level. We use data from …. We also find that existing local networks of seasonal migrants are unrelated to permanent migration choice. Generally …

This paper examines the effect of temporary and permanent migration on household expenditures and on asset … migration has a stronger effect on household expenditures than permanent migration. …/durables ownership. Using household survey data from Moldova, this paper relies on the matching approach for identification. It is shown …

Arbeitsmigranten in Deutschland. Es werden hierbei beide Seiten der Migration ins Auge gefasst, also sowohl die Migranten selbst als … Migrationsmotive und geben Einblick in die soziökonomische Situation der Migranten. Wir gehen dabei auch auf die Dauer der Migration …Die kosovarische Wirtschaft hängt stark von Geldflüssen aus dem Ausland ab. Eine hohe Zahl von Migranten tragen mit …