Remittances and chain migration: longitudinal evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Arbeitspapier

Most of the literature on remittances has focused on their implications for the welfare of family members in the country of origin and has disregarded the possibility for remittances to trigger chain migration. In this paper, we address this issue with the use of longitudinal data from Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the primary exporters of migrants and recipients of remittances in the world. Our panel data estimates indicate that remittances have a significant positive impact on the migration prospects of those remaining in the country of origin. Highly educated, healthy and young individuals are those most likely to migrate, suggesting that the implications of prospective migration on both the labor market and the rest of the economy in the origin country are likely to be negative.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 4083

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers ; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
• Subject: Emigration intentions ; Bosnia and Herzegovina ; remittances ; Rücküberweisung (Migranten) ; Auswanderung ; Motivation ; Familiensoziologie ; Bosnien-Herzegowina

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Dimova, Ralitza ; Wolff, François-Charles
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/35526
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-20090330164
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET