
Remittances: eight analytical perspectives
Are remittances over-researched or are they a bountiful source of new insights? Continue reading Remittances: eight analytical perspectives
Are remittances over-researched or are they a bountiful source of new insights? Continue reading Remittances: eight analytical perspectives
This article proposes a conceptual framework for studying remittances as social transactions that can take a number of distinct forms. Continue reading Scripting remittances: making sense of money transfers in transnational relationships
The population of the Philippines is surpassing 100 million in late July 2014. That’s a reminder of the country’s importance in global migration. Emigration generally has the strongest impacts in countries with relatively small populations, such as El Salvador, Armenia … Continue reading Filipino migration is extraordinary
We examine how conflict in the country of origin interacts with other factors in shaping migrants’ remittance-sending. Continue reading How does conflict in migrants’ country of origin affect remittance-sending?
Transnational motherhood is managed and experienced in contexts of uncertainty and conflicting pressures. Continue reading Mobility, moralities and motherhood: navigating the contingencies of Cape Verdean lives
Why do some immigrants send much more money to their country of origin than others? Continue reading The determinants of migrant remittances