Remittances and temporary migration

In this paper we study the remittance behavior of immigrants and how it relates to temporary versus permanent migration plans. We use a unique data source that provides unusual detail on remittances and return plans, and follows the same household over time. Our data allows us also to distinguish be...

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Volume:	92
Main Author:	Dustmann, Christian Mestres, Josep
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	AMSTERDAM Elsevier B.V 2010 ELSEVIER Elsevier Elsevier Science Publishers
published in:	Journal of development economics Vol. 92; no. 1; pp. 62 - 70
Data of publication:	2010
ISSN:	0304-3878 1872-6089
EISSN:	1872-6089
Discipline:	Economics
Series:	Journal of Development Economics
Subjects:	International migration Remittances Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences International migration Remittances International migration F24 Remittances F22 INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD MOTIVES
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Knowledge Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2010 Web of Science RePEc RePEc IDEAS CrossRef Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS