La incidencia de la migración y su influencia en la economía de la ciudad de Cariamanga, periodo 2000 - 2015

Abstract

This research aims to determine the degree of influence that migration has had on the economy of Cariamanga city, period 2000 - 2015 based on contributions of remittances sent by migrant relatives living abroad. First-hand information, based on surveys, from families living in the urban sector of Cariamanga city, of which they have at least one close relative abroad, the migrant's marital status, level of schooling, age range and time it takes outside the country in addition to substantial information that delimit own income generated by the family and in what parameters they use their consumption, which is then complemented with econometric modeling based on Keyness's theory of marginal propensity of consumption (1936). The results confirm a significant contribution of remittances from migrants in the economy of Cariamanga city. In this way it is concluded that, being a substantial contribution, families are directly dependent on remittances.