migration has a stronger effect on household expenditures than permanent migration. -- expenditures ; remittances ; migration …This paper examines the effect of temporary and permanent migration on household expenditures and on asset …/durables ownership. Using household survey data from Moldova, this paper relies on the matching approach for identification. It is shown …

Since the 1990s, Moldova has relied on migration as a vent for labour oversupply and on inflows of migrant remittances … this may intensify labour migration from Moldova. The paper considers opportunities for Moldova, an open economy with …

; international migration ; remittances …Circular migration receives increasing attention due to its empirical relevance and as a policy concept to manage labor … characteristics of circular movers worldwide and investigates the consequences of restrictive migration policies. Recent policy …

Migration is often viewed as an investment decision. Temporary migrants can be expected to invest less in accumulating … human capital theory and a household production model of migration where migrants may be temporary by choice and not because …