A Mixed-Method Analysis of Remittance Scripts Among Bolivian Immigrants in Spain

Parella, S. ; Silvestre, J. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Petroff, A.

Resumen: The use of mixed methods to deal with the complexity of remittance motivations is still infrequent. This paper uses statistical and qualitative data and provides evidence on the conceptual framework for understanding remittance behaviour proposed by the scholar Jørgen Carling. Carling''s ‘remittance scripts’ understand remittances as multifaceted transactions and enrich the assessment of the relationship between remittances and development at origin. We use quantitative and qualitative data, both extracted from an ethnosurvey conducted in Spain, to shed light on the situation of transnational Bolivian immigrants after the economic crisis of 2008. We argue that the transactions are best represented by the necessity to provide for the recipients'' basic needs.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1002/jid.3521

Año: 2021

Publicado en: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 33, 1 (2021), 256-274
ISSN: 0954-1748

Factor impacto JCR: 1.537 (2021)

Categ. JCR: DEVELOPMENT STUDIES rank: 33 / 42 = 0.786 (2021) - Q4 - T3

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 3.1 - Social Sciences (Q1)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.604 - Geography, Planning and Development (Q2) - Development (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/S55-20R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CSO2010-15924
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CSO2013-40834
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/ECO2015-65582
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/PGC2018-095529-B-I00
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/PGC2018-096640-B-I00

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Hª e Instituc.Económ. (Dpto. Economía Aplicada)