The Remitting Patterns of African Migrants in the OECD

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dc.creatorBollard, Albert
dc.creatorMcKenzie, David
dc.creatorMorten, Melanie
dc.date2012-03-19T18:39:05Z
dc.date2012-03-19T18:39:05Z
dc.date2010-04-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:01:16Z
dc.descriptionRecorded 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 behavior varies with gender, education, income levels, and duration abroad. This paper constructs the most comprehensive remittance database on immigrants in the OECD currently available, 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 behavior. 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3747
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-5260
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414306
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5260
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectANNUAL REMITTANCES
dc.subjectBEQUESTS
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF BIRTH
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectDATA ON REMITTANCES
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectDESTINATION COUNTRY
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDIASPORA
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLES
dc.subjectEDUCATED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectFAMILY COMPOSITION
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFEMALE MIGRANTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectHOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectILLEGAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT POPULATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT POPULATIONS
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCKS
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINFORMAL TRANSFERS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLEGAL IMMIGRATION
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMICRODATA
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectMIGRANT HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMIGRANT ORIGIN
dc.subjectMIGRANT REMITTANCES
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMONEY TO RELATIVES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SHOCK
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectOFFICIAL REMITTANCE
dc.subjectPERMANENT MIGRANTS
dc.subjectPERSONAL INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOST OFFICE
dc.subjectPOST OFFICES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRECENT IMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCE CHANNELS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE COSTS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE FLOWS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE SENDER
dc.subjectREMITTANCE SENDERS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREMITTERS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRETURN MIGRATION
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectRICHER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectSEND MONEY
dc.subjectSEND REMITTANCES
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSKILL LEVEL
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectSTD
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRANTS
dc.subjectTOTAL ANNUAL REMITTANCES
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSFER OF FUNDS
dc.subjectTYPES OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWORK PERMITS
dc.titleThe Remitting Patterns of African Migrants in the OECD

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