, remittances are higher if close relatives live in the sending country. Finally,Vuong-tests indicate that the double-hurdle model … is the correct specification for the analysis of migrants’ savings and remittances rather than the conventional Tobit …

, remittances are higher if close relatives live in the sending country. Finally, Vuong-tests indicate that the double-hurdle model … is the correct specification for the analysis of migrants' savings and remittances rather than the conventional Tobit …

This paper examines the purpose of remittances using individual data of migrants in Germany. Particular attention is …

This paper examines the purpose of remittances using individual data of migrants in Germany. Particular attention is … relevant. -- International migration ; savings ; remittances …

differences disappear, however, for temporary migrants, if their remittances are taken into account. Fixed effects estimations of … the determinants of immigrants' savings rates reveal that intended return migration does not only affect remittances, but …

, remittances are higher if close relatives live in the sending country. Finally, Vuong-tests indicate that the double-hurdle model … is the correct specification for the analysis of migrants' savings and remittances rather than the conventional Tobit …

differences disappear, however, for temporary migrants, if their remittances are taken into account. Fixed effects estimations of … the determinants of immigrants' savings rates reveal that intended return migration does not only affect remittances, but …

, remittances are higher if close relatives live in the sending country. Finally,Vuong-tests indicate that the double-hurdle model … is the correct specification for the analysis of migrants' savings and remittances rather than the conventional Tobit … model usually applied in the literature. - International migration, savings, remittances This paper analyzes whether …