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:	2012-09
Authors:	Stark, Oded ; Dorn, Agnieszka
Institutions:	Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Subject:	Assimilation of migrants \| Acculturation identity \| Links with the home country \| Altruism \| Remittances \| Community/Rural/Urban Development \| Institutional and Behavioral Economics \| Labor and Human Capital

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Series:	Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Center for Development Research (ZEF)>Discussion Papers Number 133689
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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