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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments May 17, 2010 erstellt
Beschreibung:
Remittances play important role for the economy of Central Asian countries. This article uses a unique representative household budget survey from the Asian Development Bank to analyze the determinants of remittances for permanent and seasonal migrants from the Kyrgyz Republic. Empirical investigation using Tobit and OLS with instrumental variables reveals that both groups send remittances for different reasons. Altruism and insurance seem to drive remittances from seasonal migrants, while the positive relations between income, assets and remittances from permanent migrants may be a result of bequest, loan repayment and exchange motives