Intenzioni di mobilità e rimesse ai paesi di origine fra gli immigrati in Francia

Migrants who intend to stay permanently in the host country are less likely to be attached to their origin country, meaning that a temporary migration should increase the likelihood of sending financial transfers to the origin country. This hypothesis is tested using a unique dataset on the integration of first-generation migrants living in France and who were interviewed three times from 2010 to 2013. More than 40 percent of migrants report having provided remittances over the period. Compared to migrants intending to stay permanently in France, estimates from random and fixed effect regressions show that the probability of sending money abroad is higher among those intending to return to their origin country. These findings suggest that remittances help immigrants prepare for an expected return while maintaining relationships with family members remaining in their origin country.