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Motives and Giving Norms Behind Remittances : The Case of Filipino Overseas Workers and their Recipient Households 
Alba, Michael M.Â; Sugui, Jessaine Soraya C. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
The literature has focused on motives to explain remittance behavior. But as nonanonymous transfers, remittances are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363363
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International Remittances and Household Expenditures : The Philippine Case
Tabuga, Aubrey D. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
This paper examines the general relationship between remittances and household expenditures in the Philippines by doing … while heterogeneity was addressed by employing the Quantile Regression technique. Also, the FIES data on remittances was … more accurate estimate of remittances sent by family members working abroad and its effects. The study found that while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363577
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Motives and Giving Norms Behind Remittances : The Case of Filipino Overseas Workers and their Recipient Households
Alba, Michael M.; Sugui, Jessaine Soraya C. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
The literature has focused on motives to explain remittance behavior. But as nonanonymous transfers, remittances are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363614
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Economic Impact of International Migration and Remittances on Philippine Households : What We Thought We Knew, What We Need to Know
Jr, Aniceto C. Orbeta - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Several studies on the impact of international migration and remittances on household outcomes have been released …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363637
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The Philippines' Absorptive Capacity for Foreign Aid
Kang, Hyewon - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This study evaluates the Philippines absorptive performance for foreign aid, particularly during the six-year period 2003 to 2008, and compare this to that of the previous period, 1986 to 1988.We observe that the countrys capacity to absorb foreign aid has declined during the period under study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365278