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 behaviour varies with gender, education, income levels and duration abroad. This paper const...

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Main Authors:	Bollard, Albert, McKenzie, David, Morten, Melanie
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Remittances F240 Geographic Labor Mobility Immigrant Workers J610 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5433

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spelling	okr-10986-54332021-04-23T14:02:22Z The Remitting Patterns of African Migrants in the OECD Bollard, Albert McKenzie, David Morten, Melanie Remittances F240 Geographic Labor Mobility Immigrant Workers J610 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 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 behaviour varies with gender, education, income levels and duration abroad. This paper constructs the most comprehensive remittance database currently available on immigrants in the OECD, containing microdata on more than 12,000 African immigrants. Using this microdata the authors establish several basic facts about the remitting patterns of Africans, and then explore how key characteristics of policy interest relate to remittance behaviour. Africans are found to remit twice as much on average as migrants from other developing countries, and those from poorer African countries are more likely to remit than those from richer African countries. Male migrants remit more than female migrants, particularly among those with a spouse remaining in the home country; more-educated migrants remit more than less educated migrants; and although the amount remitted increases with income earned, the gradient is quite flat over a large range of income. Finally, there is little evidence that the amount remitted decays with time spent abroad, with reductions in the likelihood of remitting offset by increases in the amount remitted conditional on remitting. 2012-03-30T07:32:48Z 2012-03-30T07:32:48Z 2010 Journal Article Journal of African Economies 09638024 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5433 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Africa
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description	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 behaviour varies with gender, education, income levels and duration abroad. This paper constructs the most comprehensive remittance database currently available on immigrants in the OECD, containing microdata on more than 12,000 African immigrants. Using this microdata the authors establish several basic facts about the remitting patterns of Africans, and then explore how key characteristics of policy interest relate to remittance behaviour. Africans are found to remit twice as much on average as migrants from other developing countries, and those from poorer African countries are more likely to remit than those from richer African countries. Male migrants remit more than female migrants, particularly among those with a spouse remaining in the home country; more-educated migrants remit more than less educated migrants; and although the amount remitted increases with income earned, the gradient is quite flat over a large range of income. Finally, there is little evidence that the amount remitted decays with time spent abroad, with reductions in the likelihood of remitting offset by increases in the amount remitted conditional on remitting.
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author	Bollard, Albert McKenzie, David Morten, Melanie
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title	The Remitting Patterns of African Migrants in the OECD
title_short	The Remitting Patterns of African Migrants in the OECD
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The Remitting Patterns of African Migrants in the OECD

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