Abstract
AbstractThis paper examines the remittance behaviour of multiple-sibling migrants and the motivations of Kenyan siblings in sending remittances to their household of origin. The presence of other siblings is found to decrease the probability of remitting but has no effect on the amount sent. The volume of remittances sent by other siblings is also found to have no statistically significant effect on the amount sent by a sibling. Thus, the evidence obtained offers some mild, though not unambiguous, support for sibling remittances being driven by altruistic as well as independent motives.JEL Classification:B21, D19, J69
Highlights
Migration in Kenya is characterized by both internal and external movements
The results reveal that an increase in sibling financial contributions to their parents leads to an increase in the financial contribution of the individual sibling migrant
6 Conclusions The evidence reported in this paper reveals that multiple-sibling migrants are less likely to remit compared to sole-sibling migrants
Summary
External migration mainly consists of cross-border flows within the East-African sub-region and movements to countries in the OECD region largely driven by the search for economic and educational opportunities (Black and King 2004; Clemens 2007; Kanyangoga 2010). The most prevalent type of internal migration in Kenya is rural-to-urban migration for the purpose of obtaining non-agricultural employment in the urban sector (Agesa and Kim 2001). This type of migration is generally perpetuated by regional economic disparities, and migrants tend to be younger and more educated than rural-to-rural migrants (NCPD 2011). Since the current demographic profile in Kenya reflects a younger and better educated population, the ongoing scale of rural-to-urban migration is projected to continue (Black and King op. cit.)
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