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The Global and Local: Explaining Migrant Remittance Flows in the English-Speaking World, 1880–1914

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  • MAGEE, GARY B.
  • THOMPSON, ANDREW S.

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This article uses money order data to examine the determinants of British migrant remittances prior to 1914. Using panel data and cointegration analysis, it provides evidence of four distinct types of remittance behavior, lending support to Lucas and Stark's theory that remittances are driven by an implicit contract between remitter and remittee. The relative strengths of these different forms of remittance varied across the English-speaking world, with the largest differences occurring between migrants residing in America and those in the self-governing dominions. The explanation for these differences is seen to lie in the distinctive nature of British emigration to America.

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  • Magee, Gary B. & Thompson, Andrew S., 2006. "The Global and Local: Explaining Migrant Remittance Flows in the English-Speaking World, 1880–1914," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 66(1), pages 177-202, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:66:y:2006:i:01:p:177-202_00
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    1. Magee, Gary & Ishaq Bhatti, M. & Li, Alice Shuaishuai, 2015. "The economic modeling of migration and consumption patterns in the English-speaking world," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 322-330.
    2. Chinmay Tumbe, 2015. "Towards financial inclusion: The post office of India as a financial institution, 1880–2010," The Indian Economic & Social History Review, , vol. 52(4), pages 409-437, October.
    3. Mudziviri Nziramasanga & Jonathan Yoder, 2013. "The check in the mail: household characteristics and migrant remittance from the US to Mexico," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(8), pages 1055-1073, March.
    4. Timothy J. Hatton, 2019. "Emigration from the UK 1870-1913: Quantity and Quality," CEH Discussion Papers 07, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University.
    5. Timothy J. Hatton & Zachary Ward, 2024. "International Migration in the Atlantic Economy 1850–1940," Springer Books, in: Claude Diebolt & Michael Haupert (ed.), Handbook of Cliometrics, edition 3, pages 507-535, Springer.
    6. George Deltas & Richard Sicotte, 2017. "Cartel Organization, Price Discrimination, and Selection of Transatlantic Migrants: 1899–1911," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 83(3), pages 668-704, January.
    7. Timothy J. Hatton, 2010. "The Cliometrics Of International Migration: A Survey," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 24(5), pages 941-969, December.

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