Remitted euros are not equal: The complex spending behaviour of Kosovar households

IF 1.6 3区 社会学 Q2 DEMOGRAPHY International Migration Pub Date : 2024-08-19 DOI:10.1111/imig.13328
Arjola Arapi-Gjini, Judith Möllers, Thomas Herzfeld
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This article uses a mixed-methods approach to evaluate how remittances impact household spending behaviour in Kosovo. Based on a nationally representative data set and using matching techniques, it shows that migration does not cause substantive changes in household spending. While remittances cover basic consumption needs, there are no impacts on budgetary allocations for business investments, health and education. Yet, qualitative research conducted in Kosovo's Opoja region, involving the analysis of 28 open-ended interviews, unveils a complex remitting mechanism. While migrants send smaller but regular amounts of money to cover basic needs, earmarked transfers are allocated for housing investments and conspicuous consumption only. These earmarked transfers do not enter Kosovar households' budgets, as migrants exercise decision-making authority over these funds. For policymakers, our findings suggest that standard survey questions fall short of capturing the complexity of the remitting mechanism. When promoting productive investments, it is the migrants who should be targeted as key decision-makers.

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汇出的欧元并不相同:科索沃家庭复杂的消费行为
本文采用混合方法评估汇款如何影响科索沃的家庭支出行为。根据具有全国代表性的数据集,并利用匹配技术,文章表明移民并不会导致家庭支出发生实质性变化。虽然汇款满足了基本消费需求,但对商业投资、卫生和教育的预算分配没有影响。然而,在科索沃奥波亚地区进行的定性研究,包括对 28 个开放式访谈的分析,揭示了一个复杂的汇款机制。虽然移民汇出的金额较小,但都是定期汇出,以满足基本需求,而指定用途的汇款只用于住房投资和炫耀性消费。这些指定用途的汇款不会进入科索沃家庭的预算,因为移民对这些资金拥有决策权。对于政策制定者来说,我们的研究结果表明,标准的调查问题无法反映汇款机制的复杂性。在促进生产性投资时,应将移民作为主要决策者。
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期刊介绍: International Migration is a refereed, policy oriented journal on migration issues as analysed by demographers, economists, sociologists, political scientists and other social scientists from all parts of the world. It covers the entire field of policy relevance in international migration, giving attention not only to a breadth of topics reflective of policy concerns, but also attention to coverage of all regions of the world and to comparative policy.
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