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We analyze how migration prevalence and remittances shape income distribution using novel panel data that is nationally … of international remittances at the national level. We also analyze regional differences in the effects of remittances on … equalizing change in the marginal effects of remittances was the highest. This provides supporting evidence for the migration …
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remittances patterns. Using a new detailed household dataset on migration in the Republic of Moldova, it is shown that return is … respective migrant networks. Concerning remittances, the results indicate that temporary migrants remit around 30% more than … temporary migration is relatively more favorable for developing countries as it fosters higher remittances, repatriation of …
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This article presents a new perspective on the impact of migration and remittances on labour market participation and …
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Donations by migrants to community projects in their home countries (“collective remittances”) help to provide local … public goods and may promote economic development. We draw on the literatures on migrant remittances and on philanthropy in … general to identify possible motives for collective remittances. We test the empirical relevance of these motives using micro …
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International migration not only enables individuals to earn higher wages but also exposes them to new environments. The norms and values experienced at the destination country could change the behavior of the migrant but also of family members left behind. In this paper we argue that a brain...
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Using information on more than 1000 firms in a number of emerging countries, we find quantitative evidence that suppliers of multinationals that are pressured by their customers to reduce production costs or develop new products have higher productivity growth than other firms, including other...
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The aim of this paper is to contribute to the debate on the pro-poor growth measurement techniques using monetary versus non-monetary indicators. In this context, an alternative method for introducing non-monetary indicators into monetary pro-poor growth analysis is presented. The method is...
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Many conventional economic analyses assume that risk preference is taken as given and do not give much scrutiny on it. However, empirical studies show that risk preference is not random: shocks and predetermined characteristics can determine risk preference. This study tried to see if these...
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Estonia is widely regarded as a paramount example for a successful transformation of a socialist economic system to a functioning market economy. Against the backdrop of this positive image which contrasts strongly with the crisis scenarios in Southern Europe the remaining problems of Estonia...
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Shadow prices guide farmers' resource allocations, but for subsistence farmers growing traditional crops, shadow prices may bear little relationship with market prices. We econometrically estimate shadow prices of maize using data from a nationally representative survey of rural households in...
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