Title:

Do Migrants Send Remittances as a Way of Self-Insurance?

Authors:

Cátia Batista (U Nova)
Janis Umblijs (Ragnar Frisch Centre for Research, Oslo)

Journal:

Oxford Economic Papers

Year:

2016

Volume:

68

Number:

1

Pages:

108-130

JEL codes:

D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
F24 - Remittances
J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races; Non-labor Discrimination
J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc.