In this study we analyse the impact of workers' remittances on the decision to migrate by means of cointegration …, the new economics of labour migration suggests that the migration decision is made jointly by the migrant and his family …. One important element of this theory is the role of remittances that is absent in traditional migration theories. In this …

In this paper we examine the interactions between the remittances of the Turkish workers in Germany and the output both … studies. We show that the remittances positively respond to the changes in the German output and do not react at all to the …

The determinants of migrants' remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data. For our analysis of … the probability and amount of remittances, we do not restrict ourselves on immigrants with a foreign citizenship, but … interesting directions for future research: (a) deeper investigations of the extent to which the legal status of the migrant …

The determinants of migrants' remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In … contrast to previous studies we analyze the motives for remittances not only for foreigners but also for the broader group of … individuals with a personal migration background. Major findings are: First, concerns about xenophobia lead to higher remittances …

on household consumption patterns, albeit being rather small, actually speak in favour of investment of remittances, with … investment (usually defined as medium and long-term consumption, such as education, or investment into housing or business), on …