The Effect of Social Networks at Origin Communities on Migrant Remittances: Evidence from Nang Rong District
- Date
2006
- Authors
MARTIN PIOTROWSKI
- Abstract
The literature on the effect of social networks on migrant remittances has ignored the influence of a household's embeddedness in social networks in the origin community. This paper, using multilevel statistical modeling and social survey data from Nang Rong district in Thailand, examines how remittances between migrants and origin households are associated with social networks. Social network measures come from data on sibling and rice harvest network ties. Rice harvesting is very important to the rural economy, and households participating in the network are privy to vital sources of news and information that spread through the network. Results support the notion that migrants remit less to households that are isolates in the rice-harvesting network, which is theorized to be associated with access to information about employment options.
- Journal title
European Journal of Population
- Volume
22
- Issue
1
- Page numbers
67-94
- Publisher
Springer
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- Keywords
migration, remittance, Thailand, Social Networks
- Economic sectors
General relevance - all sectors
- Target groups
Researchers
- Geographical focuses
Thailand
- Spheres of activity
Economics and Sociology
- Languages
English