摘要：Two contrasting hypotheses about what motivates Dominican migrants to sendremittances to their rural parents in the Sierra are tested: (1) an investment in potentialbequests and (2) an insurance contract between parents and migrant children. Remittancesfrom young migrants, males, and migrants who want to return to the Sierra follow apattern consistent with investment. In contrast, female migrants with no intention ofreturning to the Sierra play the role of insurers. The gender composition of the migrantsiblings affects this remittance task-sharing, since women with no remitting brothers showinterest in inheritance, while men with no sisters offer insurance.
