Migrant remittances increased strongly since the 1980s, becoming an important and reliable source of funds for many … developing countries. Therefore, there is a strong incentive for receiving countries to attract more remittances, especially … apply a two-step method akin to two stage least squares to deal with the endogeneity of remittances and potential …

Remittances have risen spectacularly in recent decades, capturing the attention of researchers and policymakers and … spurring debate on their pros and cons. Remittances can improve the well-being of family members left behind and boost the …

The growth in the number and in the size of remittances and the stability of these monetary transfers have made them a …

remittances in a panel of 41 Sub-Saharan African countries during the period 1970–2007. Our main finding is that on average … rainfall shocks have an insignificant contemporaneous effect on remittances. However, the marginal effect is significantly … significant negative effect on remittances, while at low levels of credit to GDP the effect of rainfall on remittances is …

remittances is contributing positively to the development of the financial system of the country. Our results suggest that … remittances have a significant positive effect on financial development. However, financial sector's development is neutral in its … effect on the inflow of remittances. …

access to financial markets and test whether remittances are countercyclical and serve as an insurance mechanism against … secular increase in the trend growth of remittances and random cyclical fluctuations around this trend. In a purely … households facing an increasing trend for remittances. A flexible floating regime is preferred when unanticipated shocks driving …

We analyze the impact of remittances on the labor supply of men and women in post-conflict Tajikistan. Individuals from … results are robust to different measures of remittances and migration. When we differentiate between regions by their exposure … to the 1992-1998 armed conflict, we observe that the negative effect of remittances on the labor supply of women is …