This paper fills the gap between individual selection models and collective approaches of migration. We build a … theoretical model in order to account for household-based migration decisions and derive its implications on migrant selection …. Assuming that the origin household maximizes a collective utility including earnings but also further remittances when choosing …

impact of immigration restrictive policies and permanent migration on the future evolution of remittances. Then I ask what … transmission channels through which remittances affect households and sectors. I give a particular attention to the investment of … remittances in the real estate sector, by allowing a segmentation of the savings market. To begin with, I assess the negative …

This article analyses the distributional impact of remittances across two regions of Algerian emigration (Nedroma and … Idjeur) using an original survey we conducted of 1,200 households in 2011. Remittances and especially the role played by … large as Nedroma. At the same time, they help reduce poverty by nearly 13 percentage points. Remittances have a strong …

Migrants' remittances should b e considered as one of the determinants of migration ows, since they have an economic … remittances. We therefore use an epidemic mo del to formalize such mechanisms, and include these feedback e ects in the migrants …

dynamic general equilibrium model, the contribution of migration policy in reducing the tax burden associated with the aging … flows of immigrants (corresponding to net migration that have characterized the second great wave of immigration in France … finances. Overall, these effects are all the more positive in the short-medium term that the migration policy is selective (in …

Comparing intentions to migrate and actual migration of Mexicans, I intend to assess the impact of unexpected shocks … and misevaluated costs on the materialization of migration plans. I show that both sets of reasons may explain … theoretical framework of the Roy model. I use intention and migration data from the Mexican Family Life Survey, together with …

This paper investigates the impact of political leaders' migration experience on the quality of their leadership. We … results are con rmed by various robustness tests. They propose a new channel through which migration may a ect politics in the …

This paper investigates the importance and role of migration networks in Senegal using a new nationally representative … networks on international migration depending on their characteristics in terms of composition and destination. Results from … positive influence on migration than community networks. Networks also seem to have heterogeneous effects on migration …

important determinant of migration. Using a bilateral migration database, we empirically show that the employment protection di …

bilateral migration flows. Theoretically, we propose two complementary models. In the first model, trade union rights are … rights tend to be associated with less migration of low-skill and high-skilled workers. Effects are not significant for … with more social instability, it may increase the level of migration. It emphasizes the importance of social dialogue. …