Determinants and uses of migrant remittances: the case of South-South migration.

Summary This research studies remittances made by migrants in the case of migration between developing countries. Using recent and original data on various African countries, it seeks to (i) provide a general overview of African migration and remittances, (ii) analyze the impact of departure conditions on the transfer behavior of migrants, (iii) study the uses of remittances made in the case of forced migration, and more generally South-South migration, and (iv) establish whether there are differences in behavior depending on the migrants' destination countries (developed or developing countries). The results show that the conditions of departure play a determining role in the decision to transfer migrants and that South-South remittances are largely used to finance current expenses. They also show that South-South and South-North remittance behavior differs slightly.