Publication

This paper analyzes the impact of remittances on political participation in Africa. The authors use data from 27,713 individuals across 20 sub-Saharan African countries to show that recipients of remittances are less likely to vote but more likely to participate in politics by contacting government officials directly as well as joining demonstrations and protest marches. They therefore argue that remittances may not necessarily demobilize citizens, as a previous studies on the link between remittances and politics from Mexico seem to suggest.