Migrant remittances increased strongly since the 1980s, becoming an important and reliable source of funds for many … developing countries. Therefore, there is a strong incentive for receiving countries to attract more remittances, especially … remittances and potential measurement errors. We find a strong positive statistical and economic effect of remittances on …

This paper analyzes the impact of networks on the structure of international migration flows. In particular, we … the preceding literature on macro determinants of international migration, we can identify the factors that influence the …

the net benefits of migration by reduc- ing assimilation costs (’self-selection channel’) and by lowering legal entry … elasticity of migration flows to network size is around one. Second, only a quarter of this elasticity is accounted for by the …