We examine the effects of emigration and remittances on the corruption experience of migrant household members staying … value transfer) and negative (via misuse of monetary remittances). Using Gallup Balkan Monitor survey data in instrumental … is offset by receiving monetary remittances. …

remittances in the Czech Republic. In contrast to previous studies, we provide a more detailed insight into the specifications of … having skilled position. Our results demonstrate that reverse economic effects of remittances on the source country might be …

resulted in a large increase in remittances to New Member States (NMS) and were comparable in size to FDI or EU funds. This … paper adds to the literature by analyzing the impact of remittances and migration jointly, rather than separately, on the … directly through migration, and labor demand indirectly through remittances increasing capital stock. We develop an incomplete …

How does global aging affect the convergence in global economic development? Both the developing and developed world … to be a sustainable solution to unbalanced global economic developments. Remittances, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and …. Remittances offer no structural solution to reduction of poverty as these funds flow to a selective group of families and are …

; EU enlargement ; wages ; international migration ; remittances …

This paper examines the behavior of remittances over the business cycle and their potential to act as a stabilizer … remittances depends on the motives to remit. Second, remittances are less volatile than other foreign currency flows but do not … appear to systemically co-move with business cycle fluctuations. Third, remittances are relatively stable even during …