Azam, Jean-Paul; Gubert, Flore - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2006
This paper reviews some of the microeconomic evidence concerning migration and remittances in Africa. After a brief … regarded as a collective decision made by the extended family or the village. It involves the strategic choice of sending its … best offspring away with a view to diversify its risks and to build a social network. Then, remittances are to a large …