TY  - GEN
A1  - Dustmann, C.
A1  - Mestres, J.
PB  - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration
KW  - JEL classification: F22
KW  -  F24. International migration
KW  -  remittances
AV  - public
Y1  - 2009/02//
TI  - Remittances and temporary migration
CY  - London, UK
UR  - http://www.econ.ucl.ac.uk/cream/publicationsdiscussionpapers.htm
ID  - discovery14647
T3  - Discussion Paper Series
N2  - In this paper we study the remittance behavior of immigrants and how it relates to
temporary versus permanent migration plans. We use a unique data source that provides
unusual detail on remittances and return plans, and follows the same household over
time. Our data allows us also to distinguish between different purposes of remittances.
We analyze the association between individual and household characteristics and the
geographic location of the family as well as return plans, and remittances. The panel
nature of our data allows us to condition on household fixed effects. To address
measurement error and reverse causality, we use an instrumental variable estimator. Our
results show that changes in return plans are related to large changes in remittance
flows.
ER  -