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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Determinants of Migrant Remittances: Evidence from Data on Internal Migrants and Migrant Households in Vietnam\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Rasadhika Sharma, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Inst. for Environmental Economics and World Trade, Königsworther Platz 1, 30167~Hannover, Germany, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{sharma@iuw.uni-hannover.de}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Rasadhika Sharma$^{1}$, Ulrike Grote$^{2}$}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{1}$Leibniz Universität Hannover, Inst. for Environmental Economics and World Trade, Germany}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{2}$Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade, Germany}}}
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Migrant remittances have been given great attention in the recent years by policy makers. Remittances can act as an alternative livelihood strategy, provide insurance or investment capital, aid to smooth consumption, and mitigate liquidity constraints especially in developing countries such as Vietnam. After the doi moi reforms, a shift was witnessed in the country from organised migration to spontaneous migration, powered by a growing younger population and increased privatisation of the economy. This has also led to a greater dependence of households on remittances. About one fifth of all households receive remittances in Vietnam. In this context, it becomes pertinent to ascertain - What determines the proportion of the migrants' income that is sent home as remittances? 



The current literature in this field proposes various factors ranging from microeconomic determinants such as endowment differences and link to relatives back home to theoretical determinants of altruism and self"=interest in order to explain the heterogeneities in the remittance behaviour of migrants. However, most empirical studies in this field base their results either solely on migrant surveys or on household surveys. In the case of Vietnam, the studies generally make use of the GSO data set that lacks any information on the characteristics of the original household of the migrant. The paper adds to the existing literature by making use of a unique data set that was collected under the DFG project, ``Impact of shocks on the vulnerability to poverty: consequences for development emerging Southeast Asian economies''. We combine a detailed rural household survey of 2200 households from four provinces in Vietnam and a migrant tracking survey with 299 migrants. An analysis of the data using a censored regression Tobit model is used to establish the determinants of remittances. We expect that our results will not only provide new insights into the remittances literature but also add to the `altruism vs self"=interest' debate.



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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Keywords: Remittances, migration, rural livelihoods, Vietnam
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