, only the out-migration of family members is positively associated with life evaluations, while remittances have no … are not offset by remittances. The out-migration of family members appears more traumatic in contexts where migration is … 114 countries during 2009-2011, we find that both having family members abroad and receiving remittances are positively …

For decades, countries aspiring to join the European Union (EU) have been linked to it through migration. Yet little is … known about how migration affects individual support for joining the EU in prospective member states. We explore the … relationship between migration and support for EU accession in the Western Balkans. Using data from the Gallup Balkan Monitor …

. Migration and remittances may thus be contributing to informal employment in migration-sending countries. …This paper studies the effects of remittances on informal employment in the migrants' countries of origin, looking both … transition economies in 2009, I find that receiving remittances increases the likelihood of working informally. At the regional …

We study the relationship between migration and children's education in Tajikistan – one of the poorest and most … of family members is negatively associated with children's school attendance. Receiving remittances does not offset this … negative effect. Migration of non-parent family members (such as siblings) is particularly detrimental to school attendance …