Asymmetric information about migrant earnings and remittance flows (English)

This paper examine asymmetric information about migrant earnings and its implications for remittance behavior using a sample of Indian households with husbands working overseas in Qatar. On average, wives underreport their husbands’ income and underreporting is more prevalent in households with higher earning migrants. The discrepancy in earning reports is strongly correlated with variation in remittances: greater underreporting by wives is associated...

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Seshan,Ganesh Kumar;

Zubrickas,Robertas;
Document Date
2015/07/15
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7368
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India, Qatar,
Region
Middle East and North Africa, South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2015/07/15
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Asymmetric information about migrant earnings and remittance flows
Keywords
migrant

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Seshan,Ganesh Kumar; Zubrickas,Robertas.

Asymmetric information about migrant earnings and remittance flows (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7368 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/462881468188674030

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