Determinants of Remittances : Recent Evidence Using Data on Internal Migrants in Vietnam

Niimi, Yoko; Pham, Thai Hung; Reilly, Barry

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-4586

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Determinants of Remittances : Recent Evidence Using Data on Internal Migrants in Vietnam

dc.contributor.author	Niimi, Yoko
dc.contributor.author	Pham, Thai Hung
dc.contributor.author	Reilly, Barry
dc.date.accessioned	2012-05-29T14:45:51Z
dc.date.available	2012-05-29T14:45:51Z
dc.date.issued	2008-04
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines the determinants of remittance behavior for Vietnam using data from the 2004 Vietnam Migration Survey on internal migrants. It considers how, among other things, the vulnerability of a migrant's life at the destination, their link to relatives back home, and the time spent at the destination affect remittances. The paper finds that migrants act as risk-averse economic agents and send remittances back to the household of origin as part of an insurance exercise in the face of economic uncertainty. Remittances are also found to be driven by a migrant's labor market earnings level. The paper highlights the important role of remittances in providing an effective means of risk-coping and mutual support within the family.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9354327/determinants-remittances-recent-evidence-using-data-internal-migrants-vietnam
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6529
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4586
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ACCESS TO SAVINGS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subject	AMOUNT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	ANNUAL REMITTANCES
dc.subject	AVERAGE SIZE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	BANKS
dc.subject	BORROWING
dc.subject	CAPITAL MARKET
dc.subject	CHILD-CARE
dc.subject	COLLEGE DEGREE
dc.subject	COLLEGE EDUCATION
dc.subject	COOPERATIVES
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
dc.subject	DETERMINANTS OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject	DUMMY VARIABLE
dc.subject	DUMMY VARIABLES
dc.subject	EARNINGS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC AGENTS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY
dc.subject	EDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subject	ELDERLY
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subject	ETHNIC GROUP
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject	FARMERS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL FLOWS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subject	HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subject	HOME COUNTRY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD POVERTY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	IMMIGRANT
dc.subject	IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject	IMMIGRATION
dc.subject	IMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subject	IMPORTANCE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME SHOCKS
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subject	INHERITANCE
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRANTS
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES
dc.subject	INVESTMENT FLOWS
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOUR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LAM
dc.subject	LAND REFORM
dc.subject	LARGE CITIES
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARD
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	LOAN
dc.subject	LOAN REPAYMENT
dc.subject	MAILING ADDRESS
dc.subject	MARITAL STATUS
dc.subject	MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subject	MARKET ECONOMY
dc.subject	MARKET RISK
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	MIGRANT REMITTANCE
dc.subject	MIGRANT REMITTANCES
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MIGRATION DECISION
dc.subject	MIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subject	MIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subject	MIGRATION PROCESS
dc.subject	MIGRATORY MOVEMENTS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subject	OPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subject	PLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POPULATION CENSUS
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject	POPULATION MOVEMENT
dc.subject	POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
dc.subject	POSITIVE COEFFICIENTS
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	QUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subject	RATE OF RETURN
dc.subject	RATES OF RETURN
dc.subject	RECEIPT
dc.subject	RECIPIENT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	REFUGEE
dc.subject	REGISTRATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	REMITTANCE
dc.subject	REMITTANCE INFLOWS
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	REMITTERS
dc.subject	REPAYMENT
dc.subject	RESPECT
dc.subject	ROLE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	RURAL WELFARE
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SCHOOL AGE
dc.subject	SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	SEND MONEY
dc.subject	SEND MONEY HOME
dc.subject	SEND REMITTANCES
dc.subject	SETTLEMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL NETWORK
dc.subject	SOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subject	SPOUSE
dc.subject	TEMPORARY MIGRANTS
dc.subject	TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	TRANSFER OF GOODS
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	UNDP
dc.subject	UNITED NATIONS
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN MIGRATION
dc.subject	VALUE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	VOLUME OF REMITTANCE FLOWS
dc.subject	VOLUME OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY
dc.subject	WORKING MIGRANTS
dc.title	Determinants of Remittances : Recent Evidence Using Data on Internal Migrants in Vietnam	en
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Jobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Gender
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9354327/determinants-remittances-recent-evidence-using-data-internal-migrants-vietnam
okr.globalpractice	Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice	Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice	Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-4586
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000158349_20080414091528
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	9354327
okr.identifier.report	WPS4586
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country	Vietnam
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Remittances
okr.topic	Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Access to Finance
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic	Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Debt Markets
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Development
okr.unit	Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume	1 of 1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication	26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87