The Remitting Patterns of African Migrants in the OECD

The Remitting Patterns of African Migrants in the OECD

Recorded remittances to Africa have grown dramatically over the past decade. Yet data limitations still mean relatively little is known about which migrants remit, how much they remit, and how their remitting behavior varies with gender, education,...

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Main Authors: Bollard, Albert, McKenzie, David, Morten, Melanie
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ANNUAL REMITTANCES
BEQUESTS
BRAIN DRAIN
BULLETIN
CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION
COUNTRIES OF BIRTH
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
DATA ON REMITTANCES
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
DESTINATION COUNTRY
DETERMINANTS OF REMITTANCES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DIASPORA
DUMMY VARIABLES
EDUCATED MIGRANTS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMIGRATION
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
FAMILY COMPOSITION
FAMILY MEMBERS
FEMALE MIGRANTS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FORMAL EDUCATION
GENDER
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
HOME COUNTRIES
HOME COUNTRY
HOST COUNTRY
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
IMMIGRANT
IMMIGRANT POPULATION
IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS
IMMIGRANTS
IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SHOCKS
INCOMES
INFORMAL TRANSFERS
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL POLICY
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
LABOR FORCE
LEGAL IMMIGRATION
LEGAL STATUS
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOAN
MARITAL STATUS
MICRODATA
MIGRANT
MIGRANT CHARACTERISTICS
MIGRANT HOUSEHOLD
MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
MIGRANT ORIGIN
MIGRANT REMITTANCES
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION FLOWS
MIGRATION POLICIES
MIGRATION POLICY
MINORITY
MONEY TO RELATIVES
NEGATIVE SHOCK
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
OFFICIAL REMITTANCE
PERMANENT MIGRANTS
PERSONAL INCOME
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POST OFFICE
POST OFFICES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PROGRESS
PURCHASING POWER
RECENT IMMIGRANTS
REFUGEE
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCE CHANNELS
REMITTANCE COSTS
REMITTANCE FLOWS
REMITTANCE SENDER
REMITTANCE SENDERS
REMITTANCE TRANSFERS
REMITTANCES
REMITTERS
RESPECT
RETURN
RETURN MIGRATION
RETURNS
RICHER COUNTRIES
SEND MONEY
SEND REMITTANCES
SEX
SKILL LEVEL
SKILLED MIGRANTS
SKILLED MIGRATION
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL POLICY
SPOUSE
SPOUSES
STD
TAX
TEMPORARY MIGRANTS
TOTAL ANNUAL REMITTANCES
TRANSACTION
TRANSFER OF FUNDS
TYPES OF MIGRATION
WAGE DIFFERENCES
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WORK PERMITS
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