A migration network is modeled as a mutually beneficial cooperative agreement between financially …-constrained individuals who seek to finance and expedite their migration. The cooperation agreement creates a network: established migrants … contract to support the subsequent migration of others in exchange for receiving support themselves. When the model is expanded …

This contribution investigates the opportunities of migration for developing countries. The benefits of migration for …. Policies in receiving developed countries towards migrants can enhance the positive impact of migration for development. Among …, including jobs for asylees. Dual citizenships and circular migration contracts are possible instruments. Migration policy can be …

across four key dimensions: gender, household wealth, rural vs. urban, and family migration status. Using a bivariate probit … to migration, more visible in wealthier families where financial constraints may not be as binding. We find further … support for this by estimating the effects of remittances conditional on migration status. Our results show positive effects …

This paper examines the determinants of temporary and permanent migration and the impact of the return decision on … remittances patterns. Using a new detailed household dataset on migration in the Republic of Moldova, it is shown that return is … frustration turns out to be an important push factor for permanent migration. Besides, family ties play an important role, as do …