Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment*

Do information flows matter for remittance behavior? We design and implement a randomized control trial to quantitatively assess the role of communication between migrants and their contacts abroad on the extent and value of remittance flows. In the experiment, a random sample of 1,500 migrants resi...

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Main Author: Batista, Cátia (author)
Other Authors: Narciso, Gaia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11061
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/11061