This article highlights the potentials for migration research using the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), a … longitudinal panel dataset of private households in Germany running since 1984. We provide a concise overview of its basic features … thereby presenting its diverse and impactful applications in migration research. …

Summary The relationship between migration and development processes in migrants’ countries of origin has been subject … to extensive scrutiny in the last decade by researchers and policy-makers. Migrants’ remittances have been fore … the fact that migration and remitting are often entangled in processes of violent conflict and political upheaval is often …

Summary This article poses three questions about the recent resurgence of academic and policy interest in migration …, development and diasporas. First, over many years the connection between migration and development has been of marginal interest … for many of those involved in the field of development studies; in many cases, where it has been considered, migration has …

Abstract This study provides an analysis of the effect of migration and commuting on regional wage disparities in … Germany. Using the INKAR dataset and the GSOEP from the years 1998 to 2009, dynamic GMM panel estimations are applied to … consider dynamics as well as the simultaneity between migration and regional labor market circumstances. To begin with, the …

Summary This paper examines the purpose of remittances using individual data of migrants in Germany. Particular … who intend to stay in Germany only temporarily have a higher propensity to save and save larger amounts in their home …

Summary Remittances may have an impact on economic growth through channels to physical and human capital. We estimate … remittances in 2003. The countries with per capita income below $ 1200 benefit most from remittances in the long run because they … have the largest impact of remittances on savings. Their changes in remittances account for about 2%of the steady …