Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/35526 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 4083
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
Emigration intentions
Bosnia and Herzegovina
remittances
JEL: 
J61
O15
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.