Cherishing the Goose with the Golden Eggs: Trends in Migrant Remittances from Europe to Morocco 1970–2004

Hein De Haas ^[2] ; Roald Plug ^[1]
1. [1] Radboud University Nijmegen
  
  Radboud University Nijmegen
  
  Países Bajos
2. [2] University of Oxford
  
  University of Oxford
  
  Oxford District, Reino Unido
Localización: International migration review, ISSN 0197-9183, Vol. 40, Nº. 3, 2006, págs. 603-634
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- In contrast to earlier predictions, migrant remittances from Europe to Morocco have shown an increasing trend over the past decades. Remittances constitute a vital and relatively stable source of foreign capital. The so-called “euro effect” and concomitant money laundering can only explain part of the recent, extreme surge in remittances. The structural solidity of remittances is explained by the unforeseen persistence of migration to northwestern Europe; new labor migration toward southern Europe; and the durability of transnational and transgenerational links between migrants and stay-behinds. The stable economic-political environment and new “enlightened” policies toward migrants explain why Morocco has been relatively successful in channeling remittances through official channels.