@article {24999,
	title = {Repeat Migration and Remittances as Mechanisms for Wealth Inequality in 119 Communities from the Mexican Migration Project Data},
	journal = {Demography},
	volume = {49},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {1335-1360},
	abstract = {To evaluate the distributional impact of remittances in origin communities, prior research studied\&nbsp;how migrants{\textquoteright} selectivity by wealth varies with migration prevalence in the community or prior\&nbsp;migration experience of the individual. This study considers both patterns, and examines\&nbsp;selectivity separately in low and high prevalence communities and for first-time and repeat\&nbsp;migrants. Based on data from 18,042 household heads in 119 Mexican communities from the\&nbsp;Mexican Migration Project, the analyses show that (i) first-time migrants in low prevalence\&nbsp;communities come from poor households, while repeat migrants in high prevalence communities\&nbsp;belong to wealthy households, and (ii) higher amounts of remittances reach wealthy households.\&nbsp;These results suggest that repeat migration and remittances may be mechanisms for wealth\&nbsp;accumulation in the study communities. Descriptive analyses associate these mechanisms with\&nbsp;increasing wealth disparities between households with and without migrants, especially in high\&nbsp;prevalence communities. The study, similar to prior findings, shows the importance of repeat\&nbsp;migration trips, which, given sustained remittances, may amplify the wealth gap between\&nbsp;migrants and non-migrants in migrant-sending communities. The study also qualifies prior\&nbsp;findings by differentiating between low and high prevalence communities and observing a\&nbsp;growing wealth gap only in the latter.},
	url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13524-012-0128-6?LI=true},
	author = {Filiz Garip}
}
