Title
Inward FDI, Remittances, and Out-migration
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2011
Source Publication
Applied Economics Letters
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
Applied Economics Letters, Volume 18, No. 15 (March 2011), DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2010.539530.