TY  - CHAP
AB  - This chapter analyses the effect of cultural differences among ethnic groups on the remittance behaviour of native and immigrant households in Canada. In contrast to the New Economic of Labour Migration (NELM) literature that examines remittance motivation in the framework of extended family agreements, we embed remittances in a formal demand system, suggesting that they represent expenditures on social relations with relatives and/or friends and contribute to membership in social/religious organisations respectively. The results indicate strong ethnic group cultural differences in the remittance behaviour of recent Asian immigrant households and highlight the importance of differentiating with respect to cultural background when analysing the determinants of remittances.
VL  - 8
SN  - 978-0-85724-153-5, 978-0-85724-154-2/1574-8715
DO  - 10.1108/S1574-8715(2010)0000008029
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1574-8715(2010)0000008029
AU  - DeVoretz Don
AU  - Vadean Florin
ED  - Gil S. Epstein
ED  - Ira N. Gang
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Chapter 23 Cultural Differences in the Remittance Behaviour of Households: Evidence from Canadian Micro Data
T2  - Migration and Culture
T3  - Frontiers of Economics and Globalization
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 543
EP  - 575
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -