Migration, remittances and public transfers: evidence from South Africa

What drives migration and remittance behaviour in South Africa, and what are the implications for public policy? This paper evaluates existing empirical evidence, posits a simple theoretical model and undertakes a fresh evaluation using longitudinal data spanning 1993 to 2004 from KwaZula-Natal prov...

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Main Author: Sienaert, A
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2007