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

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

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, the...

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Main Authors:	Niimi, Yoko, Pham, Thai Hung, Reilly, Barry
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SAVINGS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AMOUNT OF REMITTANCES ANNUAL REMITTANCES AVERAGE SIZE OF REMITTANCES BANKS BORROWING CAPITAL MARKET CHILD-CARE COLLEGE DEGREE COLLEGE EDUCATION COOPERATIVES DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION DETERMINANTS OF REMITTANCES DIVERSIFICATION DUMMY VARIABLE DUMMY VARIABLES EARNINGS ECONOMIC AGENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC STATUS ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY EDUCATION LEVEL ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT STATUS ETHNIC GROUP EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GENDER GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES HEALTH INSURANCE HOME COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMPACT OF MIGRATION IMPORTANCE OF REMITTANCES INCOME INCOME SHOCKS INEQUALITY INFORMAL SECTOR INHERITANCE INTERNAL MIGRANTS INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES INVESTMENT FLOWS JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOUR SUPPLY LAM LAND REFORM LARGE CITIES LEGAL STATUS LIVING STANDARD LIVING STANDARDS LOAN LOAN REPAYMENT MAILING ADDRESS MARITAL STATUS MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET ECONOMY MARKET RISK MIGRANT MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS MIGRANT REMITTANCE MIGRANT REMITTANCES MIGRATION MIGRATION DECISION MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION PROCESS MIGRATORY MOVEMENTS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS OPPORTUNITY COST PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION CENSUS POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION MOVEMENT POSITIVE COEFFICIENT POSITIVE COEFFICIENTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PROGRESS PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY OF LIFE RATE OF RETURN RATES OF RETURN RECEIPT RECIPIENT HOUSEHOLDS REFUGEE REGISTRATION SYSTEM REMITTANCE REMITTANCE INFLOWS REMITTANCES REMITTERS REPAYMENT RESPECT ROLE OF REMITTANCES RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL WELFARE SAVINGS SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SECONDARY EDUCATION SEND MONEY SEND MONEY HOME SEND REMITTANCES SETTLEMENT SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORKS SPOUSE TEMPORARY MIGRANTS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRANSFER OF GOODS TRANSPORTATION UNDP UNITED NATIONS URBAN AREAS URBAN MIGRATION VALUE OF REMITTANCES VOLUME OF REMITTANCE FLOWS VOLUME OF REMITTANCES VULNERABILITY WORKING MIGRANTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9354327/determinants-remittances-recent-evidence-using-data-internal-migrants-vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6529

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9354327/determinants-remittances-recent-evidence-using-data-internal-migrants-vietnam
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6529

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