Do Labour Migrants Bring Well-Being to the Households? Revisit the Pathway from Neoclassical to Pluralism

Abstract

The aim of this review is to review the literature on the impact of international labour migration and remittances on household well-being and present a theoretical and conceptual framework to facilitate empirical studies. The study found that migration literature comprises diversified views which have been changed in different eras with the changing socio-economic contexts of emigrating and immigrating countries. The present view, which is highly dominated by pluralists, provides a theoretical foundation to link migration and remittances to household well-being. Theoretical and conceptual frameworks developed in this review provide a strong foundation for empirical analysis.