The following STATA do files are used, which contain selected variables used for this paper: 
* - 2623_transnational relationships and reunification.do
 The code in this do-file captures the data preparation, the definition of the analytical sample and the code for all tables, figures, and analyses carried out for this paper. 

The following STATA datafiles are used, which contain selected variables used for this paper: 
* - general.dta
* - house.dta
* - permits.dta
* - house2.dta
* - short returns period.dta
* - education.dta
* - activity.dta
* - spouse1.dta
* - spouse2.dta
* - spouse3.dta
* - spouse4.dta
* - spouse5.dta
* - spouse6.dta
* - spouse7.dta
* - spouse8.dta
* - spouse9.dta
* - children.dta