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Proportions of migrants that sent remittances the year prior to the survey

Proportions of migrants that sent remittances the year prior to the survey

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This study examines patterns and outcomes of migration and remittance flows into Nigeria. The analysis includes remittances from persons who were not former members of households but who send remittances to households in the country as well as return migrants. The aim is to study the effects of remittances on the economy of Nigeria as their implica...

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... from the survey shows that there are differences in the number of recipients households that receive remittances in different regions of the country and also there are differences in the proportion of senders from different destinations. For example, Figure 1 shows migrants who remit over the one year prior to the survey and the average volume of remittances in US Dollars from different destinations. The primary vertical axis (the left axis) is linked to the line graph and shows the average amount of remittances sent from each region while the secondary axis (on the right) is linked to the columns and shows migrants from each region that sent remittances over the last one year. ...

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