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motivations to remit: a standalone construct

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Development economics

the reasons migrants send money home, from altruism to self-interest and implicit family contracts.

In development economics, motivations to remit refers to the reasons migrants send money home, from altruism to self-interest and implicit family contracts. This meaning comes from Lucas (1985) in Journal of Political Economy.[1]

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  1. Lucas, R. E. B., & Stark, O. (1985). Motivations to Remit: Evidence from Botswana. Journal of Political Economy, 93(5), 901-918. https://doi.org/10.1086/261341

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