Naiditch, Claire; Tomini, Agnes; Ben Lakhdar, Christian - 2022
This paper focuses on feedback mechanisms of remittances on the size of the migrant population. We argue that low … remittances contribute to relax recipients’ credit constraints and foster further emigration. On the other hand, high remittances … may deter migration if they make further emigration unnecessary. Thus, remittances can be considered as a contaminating …