Using both cross-country and individual
level African data, this paper demonstrates
that remittance inflows significantly lower
the propensity to vote during national
elections in Sub-Saharan Africa. This effect
is robust to empirical specifications aimed
at dealing with the endogeneity of
remittance inflows at both country and
household level data. This result adds to the
literature highlighting the potential
damaging effects of remittances on long
term development.