We investigate the relationship between remittances and migrants' education both theoretically and empirically, using … original bilateral remittance data. At a theoretical level we lay out a model of remittances interacting migrants' human … between remittances and migrants' education is ambiguous and depends on the immigration policy conducted at destination. The …

Partnerschaften zwischen Migranten und Einheimischen gelten gemeinhin als Ergebnis erfolgreicher sozialer Integration … Migranten über eine höhere Schulbildung, einen besseren beruflichen Status und durchschnittlich höhere Löhne als solche in intra …-ethnischen Beziehungen. Daten des Sozio-Oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) zeigen, dass sich vor allem Migrantinnen und Migranten in Beziehungen mit …

What determines remittances – altruism or enlightened self-interest - and do remittances trigger additional migration …, receipt of remittances may contribute to new flows of migration, in particular in the case of Morocco. …? These two questions are examined empirically in Egypt, Turkey and Morocco for households with family members living abroad …

do not have migrants, remittances have no effect on the labor supply by males, suggesting that migration and not … results are robust to different measures of remittances and migration. When we differentiate between regions by their exposure …We analyze the impact of remittances on the labor supply of men and women in post-conflict Tajikistan. Individuals from …

large rise in remittances, and an increased flow of skilled migration. However, recent literature based on cross …-country regressions has claimed that more educated migrants remit less, leading to concerns that further increases in skilled migration … than characteristics of their family situations explains much of the higher remittances. …

investment motive. Finally, migrants’ skills raise remittances, while a large informal economy in the sending country depresses …Workers’ remittances have become the second largest source of net financial flows to developing countries. However, the … main motives for sending remittances remain controversial. This paper examines the importance of altruistic versus …

the hypothesis that both emigration and remittances reduce child labor. …

Albania and Moldova, two countries that experience high migration and remittance flows, using household survey data. We focus … isolation. It is apparent that the causes and patterns of migration in Albania and Moldova influence the remitting behaviour and … most migrants migrate in order to remit. It is thus vital to link the decision to migrate with the decision to remit and to …

of migration and remittances (that is, a 'private safety net' built around solidarity within families) rather than the …

The literature has focused on motives to explain remittance behavior. But as nonanonymous transfers, remittances are …