INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS (IJEFE)
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): AUGUST

DETERMINANTS OF REMITTANCES SENT TO HOME REGIONS BY MIGRANT WORKERS IN DENPASAR CITY

Ni Wayan Viona Pradnya Sayoga (Development Economics, Udayana University)
Anak Agung Istri Ngurah Marhaeni (Development Economics, Udayana University)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2025

Abstract

The limitations faced by home regions in fulfilling basic living needs encourage people to migrate to more promising areas in pursuit of decent income and to send remittances as economic support for families in their places of origin. This study aims to analyze: (1) the effect of education level, length of employment, employment status, and number of dependents on the income of migrant workers; (2) the effect of education level, length of employment, employment status, number of dependents, and income on remittances sent to the home region by migrant workers; and (3) the indirect effects of education level, length of employment, employment status, and number of dependents on remittances through income among migrant workers in Denpasar City. This associative quantitative research involved 100 migrant workers in Denpasar. Data were collected through observation and interviews and analyzed using descriptive statistics, path analysis, and the Sobel test. The findings reveal that: (1) education level, length of employment, and number of dependents have a positive and significant direct effect on the income of migrant workers in Denpasar City. Migrants working in the formal sector earn higher incomes; (2) education level, length of employment, number of dependents, and income have a positive and significant direct effect on remittances sent by migrant workers in Denpasar City. Migrants employed in the formal sector send higher remittances; and (3) education level, length of employment, and number of dependents have an indirect effect on remittances through income.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJEFE

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS (IJEFE) is a scientific journal that publishes articles in the field of Business and finance that contain conceptual ideas in the fields of Economics, Accounting, Management, Business and finance. The scope is Human Resource Management, Marketing ...