Strong ties with the home country and with the host country can coexist. An altruistic migrant who sends remittances to … his family back home assimilates more the more altruistic he is, and also more than a non-remitting migrant …. -- Assimilation of migrants ; Acculturation identity ; Links with the home country ; Altruism ; Remittances …

Strong ties with the home country and with the host country can coexist. An altruistic migrant who sends remittances to … his family back home assimilates more the more altruistic he is, and also more than a non-remitting migrant …. -- Assimilation of migrants ; Acculturation identity ; Links with the home country ; Altruism ; Remittances …

remittances, income, consumption and savings. Moreover, since a large share of individuals do not remit money at all, an …" motives. -- Double-hurdle model ; migration ; remittances …

remittances, income, consumption and savings. Moreover, since a large share of individuals do not remit money at all, an …

This study estimates the impact of migrants’ remittances on households’ spending decisions in Ecuador. Applying both … parametric and semiparametric techniques, we find strong evidence that remittances enhance expenditures on education, health, and …

their own country. Labor migration is conventionally viewed as economically benefiting the family members who are left … behind through remittances. However, splitting up families in this way may also have multiple adverse effects on education …, health, labor supply response, and social status for family members who do not migrate. Identifying the causal impact of …

to whether or not send a migrant. Yet, the subsequent selection of which family members migrate and which stay behind …

We examine the effect of remittances on the migrant households consumption and saving patterns as well as their living … standard using the Indonesia Family Life Survey data. Using matching - and difference-in-differences matching estimators, we … find that remittances seem to change the household consumption patterns. However, we do not find strong evidence that …

Migrants' remittances to developing countries have increased in recent decades, partly due to reduced transactions … explanation. Despite the difficulties female migrants encounter in the labor market, their total remittances may be higher and … more resilient than those of male migrants, owing to these women's stronger links to family members left behind and self …