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Remittances and the Brain Drain Revisited : The Microdata Show That More Educated Migrants Remit More

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dc.contributor.authorBollard, Albert
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, David
dc.contributor.authorMorten, Melanie
dc.contributor.authorRapoport, Hillel
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:13:34Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:13:34Z
dc.date.issued2009-11-01
dc.description.abstractTwo of the most salient trends surrounding the issue of migration and development over the past two decades are the large rise in remittances, and an increased flow of skilled migration. However, recent literature based on cross-country regressions has claimed that more educated migrants remit less, leading to concerns that further increases in skilled migration will hamper remittance growth. This paper revisits the relationship between education and remitting behavior using microdata from surveys of immigrants in 11 major destination countries. The data show a mixed pattern between education and the likelihood of remitting, and a strong positive relationship between education and the amount remitted conditional on remitting. Combining these intensive and extensive margins gives an overall positive effect of education on the amount remitted. The microdata then allow investigation as to why the more educated remit more. The analysis finds that the higher income earned by migrants, rather than characteristics of their family situations, explains much of the higher remittances.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20091104145820
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5113
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4301
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.isnodouble5296
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5113
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAMOUNT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectANNUAL REMITTANCES
dc.subjectBANK ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectBEQUESTS
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectDATA ON REMITTANCES
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectDESTINATION COUNTRY
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLES
dc.subjectEDUCATED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectEDUCATED PEOPLE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILY COMPOSITION
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCING OF INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectHOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BARGAINING
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectILLEGAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT POPULATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION STATUS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT FUND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLARGER FAMILIES
dc.subjectLEGAL IMMIGRATION
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC DATA
dc.subjectMICRODATA
dc.subjectMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectMIGRANT-SENDING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION COSTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION OF LABOR
dc.subjectMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMONEY HOME
dc.subjectMONEY TO RELATIVES
dc.subjectNEED FOR REMITTANCES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectPERSONAL INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOPULATION ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectPOST OFFICE
dc.subjectPOST OFFICES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectRECIPIENT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectRECIPIENT COUNTRY
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCE CHANNELS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE FLOWS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE SENDERS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE SENDING
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREMITTERS
dc.subjectREPAYMENT
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectROLE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSELECTIVE IMMIGRATION
dc.subjectSEND MONEY
dc.subjectSEND REMITTANCES
dc.subjectSKILL LEVEL
dc.subjectSKILLED EMIGRANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSFER OF FUNDS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectVIRGIN
dc.subjectWORK PERMITS
dc.titleRemittances and the Brain Drain Revisited : The Microdata Show That More Educated Migrants Remit Moreen
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okr.crossref.titleRemittances And The Brain Drain Revisited : The Microdata Show That More Educated Migrants Remit More
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okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5113
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.sectorFinance :: General finance sector
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development :: Other financial and private sector development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicEducation::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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