This study sheds light on the effect that international remittances have on expenditure patterns of urban households in … that households which receive remittances from abroad spend, on average and ceteris paribus, a higher share of their … households which do not receive remittances. Moreover, looking at the effect of international remittances on marginal spending …

parametric and semiparametric techniques, we find strong evidence that remittances enhance expenditures on education, health, and …This study estimates the impact of migrants’ remittances on households’ spending decisions in Ecuador. Applying both … housing, but decrease expenditures on food. This supports the hypotheses that these inflows result in a stronger human capital …