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Association: Name: Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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Spence, Douglas. "Does Migration Policy Work? A Comparative Study of the Effects of Home State Migration Policy on Remittance Flows to Latin America." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Apr 02, 2009 <Not Available>. 2010-03-11 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p361194_index.html>

Spence, D. H. , 2009-04-02 "Does Migration Policy Work? A Comparative Study of the Effects of Home State Migration Policy on Remittance Flows to Latin America." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2010-03-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p361194_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: The desire to promote remittances is commonly used as an explanation for why migrant-sending countries choose to adopt policies designed to reach out nationals living abroad. This paper tests several arguments about the ability of home state migration policy to increase the flow of migrant remittances using data from thirteen Latin American countries for the years 1986-2004. I find that the implementation of migration policy does lead to an increase in remittances, but that when other remittance determinants are included as controls, only one type of migration policy encourages greater remittance flows. These findings are conistent with the general arguments in the migration policy literature, but they raise questions about the ways that political and economic conditions interact with different types of migration policies.

The Effects of Sending State Policy on Migrant Transnationalism: A Comparative Study

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