Savings, remittances, and return migration

Using a vast West German data set, the paper shows that savings and remittances of migrants can be well explained by remigration plans and economic as well as demographic variables. However, the planned future duration of residence in Germany has a negative and significant effect only on remittances...

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Published in:Economics letters 1992, Vol.38 (1), p.77-81
Main Authors: Merkle, Lucie, Zimmermann, Klaus F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Demography
Developed Countries
Economics
Emigration and Immigration
Europe
Germany, West
Income
Population
Population Dynamics
Remittances
Return migration
Savings
Socioeconomic Factors
Transients and Migrants
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Summary:Using a vast West German data set, the paper shows that savings and remittances of migrants can be well explained by remigration plans and economic as well as demographic variables. However, the planned future duration of residence in Germany has a negative and significant effect only on remittances.
ISSN:0165-1765
1873-7374
DOI:10.1016/0165-1765(92)90165-U