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Грошові Перекази В Міграційних Дослідженнях: Огляд Теоретичних Підходів Та Проблеми Вимірювання

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of the main theoretical approaches to the study of migrant remittances and the methodological challenges of their research. The paper examines the evolution of scientific perspectives from the New Economics of Labor Migration (NELM), which focuses on household strategies and the economic motives of migrants, to modern transnational studies that emphasize the importance of social, cultural, and political ties between the country of origin and the country of residence. The contribution of key researchers to understanding the motives, mechanisms, and consequences of remittances is analyzed, as well as the diversity of approaches to interpreting this phenomenon–from a tool for risk diversification to an element of maintaining transnational connections. Special attention is paid to methodological problems in measuring the volume of remittances, particularly the role of informal channels, which often remain outside official statistics. The main difficulties associated with assessing the real scale of financial flows and the impact of remittances on the socioeconomic development of recipient countries are outlined. Using Ukraine as an example, the significance of remittances for the national economy is demonstrated, as well as their dynamics in the context of political and security crises, and their role in supporting households during wartime. The article emphasizes the need for a comprehensive approach to the study of remittances as part of complex socio-economic processes, taking into account both the economic and sociocultural aspects of migration, and calls for further improvement of research methodology in this field.
Author: Хом’як, А. О.
Language: English
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7072525753
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