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

reduction in the transaction costs of remittances. We follow the introduction of mobile money for the first time in rural … villages of Mozambique using a randomized field experiment. We find that mobile money increased migration out of these villages …, where we observe lower agricultural activity and investment. At the same time, remittances received and welfare of rural …

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

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

household-level idiosyncratic shocks. Importantly, we find that the availability of mobile money increased migration out of …

reduction in the transaction costs of remittances. We follow the introduction of mobile money for the first time in rural … villages of Mozambique using a randomized field experiment. We find that mobile money increased migration out of these villages …, where we observe lower agricultural activity and investment. At the same time, remittances received and welfare of rural …

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