Inward FDI, Remittances, and Out-migration

Authors

Miao Grace Wang, Marquette UniversityFollow
M. C. Sunny Wong, University of San FranciscoFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

5 p.

Publication Date

3-2011

Publisher

Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Source Publication

Applied Economics Letters

Source ISSN

1350-4851

Abstract

In this study, we look at the relationship between remittances received at home, inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and out-migration of individuals with different levels of education. Using the bilateral international migration data in 1990 and 2000, we find that inward FDI tends to deter the out-migration of individuals with secondary and tertiary education, but has no significant impact on the out-migration of individuals with primary education. In addition, remittances received at home induce the out-migration of individuals with primary education, but not the out-migration of individuals with secondary and tertiary education. The stock of existing migrants in a foreign country encourage future out-migration regardless of migrants’ levels of education.

Comments

Accepted version. Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 18, No. 15 (March 2011): 1405-1409. DOI. © 2011 Taylor & Francis. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Wang, Miao Grace and Wong, M. C. Sunny, "Inward FDI, Remittances, and Out-migration" (2011). Economics Faculty Research and Publications. 115.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/econ_fac/115