Do family ties with those left behind intensify or weaken migrants’ assimilation?

Strong ties with the home country and with the host country can coexist. An altruistic migrant who sends remittances to his family back home assimilates more the more altruistic he is, and also more than a non-remitting migrant.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Stark, Oded ; Dorn, Agnieszka
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 118.2013, 1, p. 1-5
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Assimilation of migrants \| Acculturation identity \| Links with the home country \| Altruism \| Remittances

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	D01 - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles ; D13 - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation ; D64 - Altruism ; F22 - International Migration ; F24 - Remittances
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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