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Remittances from Germany are substantial. Cross-border transfers to family and friendship networks outside Germany are not only made by foreigners. Many naturalized migrants send money home as well. Here, we focus on transnational networks and gender-specific determinants of remittances from the...
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In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained theoretically by way of intra-family contracts. We develop a basic formal concept that includes aspects of the transnational network and derive hypotheses from it. For our empirical...
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Weltweit erreichen Überweisungen von Migranten in ihr Heimatland (Remittances) ein Ausmaß, das die offizielle Entwicklungshilfe übersteigt. Nach Angaben der Weltbank ist Deutschland mit mehr als 10 Mrd. US-Dollar im Jahr 2004 eines der bedeutendsten Herkunftsländer. Aus der Sicht der...
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In Deutschland leben etwa sieben Millionen Ausländerinnen und Ausländer. Weitere hier lebende Personen, die bei Geburt eine andere als die deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit besessen haben, sind Eingebürgerte und (Spät-)Aussiedler. Auf der Basis der Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP)...
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The determinants of migrants' remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In contrast to previous studies we analyze the motives for remittances not only for foreigners but also for the broader group of individuals with a personal migration background. Major...
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Gender-specific determinants of remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In 2007, about 7.3 million foreigners were living in Germany. While the total number of foreigners has decreased over the last decade, female migration to Germany has increased....
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The determinants of migrants' remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data. For our analysis of the probability and amount of remittances, we do not restrict ourselves on immigrants with a foreign citizenship, but focus on all individuals with a migration background. Major...
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