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Min Zar Ni Lin
Bounyang Sithinarongsy
Maniyom Dokdouangnaly
Remittance Behavior among Migrants Working in Thailand: A comparison between
Lao Migrants and Mon Migrants
Savalith Sengsad
Bandith Keothongkhan
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Migrants’ Remittance flows to developing countries – ( from US$ 116 billion in 2002 to US$ 335 billion in 2008 (Ratha & Mohaoaatra, 2009).
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Two million of Myanmar people are working in Thailand (IOM,
2008)
500,000 documented Myanmar migrants (IRIN News, 2009)
181,614 documented Lao Migrants (TDRI Quaterly Review, 2006)
80,000 undocumented Lao migrants (Huguet and Punuing, 2005)
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What is the factors influence on the migrant’s
remittance behavior?
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To investigate the socio-economic characteristics of Mon Migrants and Laos migrants, in Thailand, their migration patterns and the characteristics of their family.
To indentify the factors that influence the remittance behavior on Mon Migrants and Laos Migrants, in Thailand.
To study the mode of money transfer (both informal and
formal channel)
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Self-Interest
Remittance Behavior
Altruism Loan repayment
Co-insurance
Altruism - Concern / supporting the family
those who left behind in the home country due to the altruistic feeling.
Self-interest - migrant sent money
for investment purpose at home
country.
Loan Repayment - Repaying human
capital investment or the cost of migration.
Co-insurance - Agreement between migrant and family
left behind (when the household's income decrease or shock
occur.
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H1: Migrant’s income have a positive relationship
to the motivation to remit
H2: Number of phone calls have a positive
relationship to the motivation to remit
H3: After the first three years, length of stay in the
Thailand have a negative relationship to the motivation to
remit
H4: School-age children in home country have a positive
relationship to the motivation to remit
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H5: Migrant’s education have a positive
relationship to the motivation to remit
H6: Cost of migration have a positive
relationship to the motivation to remit
H7: Income of the household in origin country have a
positive relationship to the motivation to remit
H8: There is no positive relationship between the
document status and the motivation to remit
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Mon Migrants from Myanmar Mahachai, Samut Sakhon, Thailand Phang Nga Province, Thailand. Laos Migrants Nakornpathom Province, Thailand
Both analytical and descriptive approach
No strong secondary data in both countries
Undocumented Migrants
Time limitation