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Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment*
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Do information flows matter for remittance behavior? We design and
implement a randomized control trial to quantitatively assess the role
of communication between migrants and their contacts abroad on the
extent and value of remittance flows. In the experiment, a random
sample of 1,500 migrants residing in Ireland was offered the possibility
of contacting their networks outside the host country for free over a
varying number of months. We find a sizable, positive impact of our
intervention on the value of migrant remittances sent. Our results
exclude that the remittance effect we identify is a simple substitution
effect. Instead, our analysis points to this effect being a likely result of
improved information via factors such as better migrant control over
remittance use, enhanced trust in remittance channels due to
experience sharing, or increased remittance recipients’ social pressure
on migrants.
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information flows international migration migrant networks remittances randomized control trial