and its remittances sending migrants, e.g. the UNDP's 2010 Kosovo Remittance Study, this discussion paper puts a specific …Die kosovarische Wirtschaft hängt stark von Geldflüssen aus dem Ausland ab. Eine hohe Zahl von Migranten tragen mit …. Das Hauptzielland von Migranten aus dem Kosovo ist Deutschland, wo allein geschätzte 300 000 albanische Migranten aus dem …

theoretical and empirical discussion. The aim of the article is to assess patterns of remittances sent by Ukrainian migrants … migrants whose life centers are still located in sending communities remittances easily become an important part of contractual …Analysis of remittances lies in the very centre of the scientific debate on developmental impacts of migration. On the …

quantitatively assess the role of communication between migrants and their contacts abroad on the extent and value of remittance … flows. In the experiment, a random sample of 1,500 migrants residing in Ireland was offered the possibility of contacting … intervention on the value of migrant remittances sent. Our results exclude that the remittance effect we identify is a simple …

Do migrants send remittances as a way of obtaining insurance? While this motive is theoretically suggested in the … risk aversion and remittance behavior. Risk-averse individuals are more likely to send remittances home and are, on average … a "purchase of self-insurance" motive to remit, we also provide evidence of more remittances sent by risk averse …

remittances into account. Moreover, we find that marginal propensity to save for immigrants is about 40% higher than that for … naturalization has caused significant reductions of savings and remittances for immigrants as a whole, in the magnitude of 13% and 29 …