This article examines the flow of migrant remittances from Germany, Belgium, and Sweden
to Greece. The statistical analysis uses the following determining factors: migrant's income …

This chapter reflects an effort to provide a critical synthesis of the literature on remittances,
their generating factors and their effects in the economy of the migrant sending country. The …

This literature looks at remittances in a variety of ways. Concerning the substance of the
inquiry, some of the writers investigate the impact of remittances as a compensating factor …

This paper uses a rich series of data sets from the Philippines to examine the decisions to
migrate and to remit for individuals. Section 1 uses existing published statistics for the …

Are remittances determined by altruism or enlightened self-interest, and do they trigger
additional migration? In this paper these two questions are examined empirically in relation …

This paper utilizes survey data of return migrants to analyze the determinants of remittances
sent while the migrants were abroad. We approach our research question from the …

This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the economics literature on the
remittances of international migrants, focusing primarily on empirical studies of their …

This paper makes the point that migrants have different motives for sending remittances and
remittance receivers have different claims on migrants' income, depending on whether …

This paper examines the factors affecting immigrant remittances on the basis of the
experience of immigrants to Greece. In addition to factors commonly used in similar …

This article explores the factors that account for variation in remittance flows. Why do some
immigrants send much more money to their country of origin than others? This is a question …