Remittance Outflows from Switzerland
Journal
Aussenwirtschaft
ISSN
0004-8216
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2009-03-01
Author(s)
Abstract
This paper examines the structure of remittances originating from Switzerland. We find that while Switzerland is reported to be the third largest source of remittances worldwide, the vast majority of these outflows are wages earned by non-resident commuters from France, Italy and Germany. We further estimate that two-thirds of the remittances made by immigrants resident in Switzerland flow to European countries with high per capita income. These findings suggest that the development impact of remittance outflows from Switzerland is negligible compared to that of other major source countries.
Language
English
Keywords
Remittances
migration
cross-border commuters
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Publisher
Rüegger
Publisher place
Zürich
Volume
64
Number
1
Start page
7
End page
18
Pages
12
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
213052
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