Sending Money Abroad - What Determines Migrants' Remittances?

Migrants' remittances are the subject of this study which is based on German SOEP data. Major findings are: income only partly explains remittances. Altruism, integration and the pressure for return migration plays a major role.

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Year of publication:	2006-03-01
Authors:	Holst, Elke ; Schrooten, Mechthild
Publisher:	Internationales Institut für Management <Flensburg>
Subject:	Integration \| Altruismus \| Migrant <Einwanderer> \| Überweisung

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Extent:	107520 bytes 12 p. application/pdf
Series:	Universität Flensburg - Internationales Institut für Management - Publikationen Discussion Paper ; 9
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	Personnel administration. Human resources management. General ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; GERMANY
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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