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The Determinants of Migrants’ Remittance Inflows in the MENA Region: A Macroeconomic Approach

In: The Socio-Economic Impact of Migration Flows

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  • Andrés Artal-Tur

    (Technical University of Cartagena)

  • Jordi Bacaria-Colom

    (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)

  • Selim Çagatay

    (Akdeniz University)

  • Vicente Pallardó-López

    (University of Valencia)

Abstract

Macroeconomic studies on the determinants of remittance flows have traditionally reviewed the role that economic conditions of host and home countries of migrants play in this process. New contributions have enlarged that setting by dealing with socio-political (demographics, institutions) and individual (education) dimensions influencing migrants’ behaviour when they remit money back home. In this investigation, we test for the role of all these variables in a general framework when analysing the case of the MENA (Middle East and North of Africa) region. Results indicate that the state of the business cycle, the characteristics of households (fertility, income per capita), and those of the migrants themselves (mainly education endowments) are the leading factors influencing the volume of such capital entrances. Institutional factors appear to play a secondary, although significant, role. The empirical results suggest altruism, insurance, and investment as the key motives driving remitters’ behaviour in the case of the MENA region.

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  • Andrés Artal-Tur & Jordi Bacaria-Colom & Selim Çagatay & Vicente Pallardó-López, 2014. "The Determinants of Migrants’ Remittance Inflows in the MENA Region: A Macroeconomic Approach," Population Economics, in: Andrés Artal-Tur & Giovanni Peri & Francisco Requena-Silvente (ed.), The Socio-Economic Impact of Migration Flows, edition 127, pages 97-120, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:popchp:978-3-319-04078-3_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04078-3_5
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