predicted from cross-sectional regressions on the correlates of subjective well-being in either Tonga or New Zealand. More …

This paper focuses on the effects of domestic and international remittances on children's well-being. Using data from … remittance recipient and non-recipient households. The results of our cross-section and panel analyses indicate that remittances … increase schooling and reduce child labour. Although international remittances are found to have a stronger beneficial impact …

Do migrants send remittances as a way of obtaining insurance? While this motive is theoretically suggested in the … risk aversion and remittance behavior. Risk-averse individuals are more likely to send remittances home and are, on average … a "purchase of self-insurance" motive to remit, we also provide evidence of more remittances sent by risk averse …

mostly by reducing the probability of receiving domestic remittances. As a result, the non-labor income of beneficiaries …

remittances to be used more effectively, and concerns about externalities from skilled workers being lost. As a result there is … number of other policies, such as lowering the cost of remittances, reducing passport costs, offering dual citizenship, and …

After independence, the GCC countries relied heavily on foreign workers from fellow Arab countries. Thus, remittances … remittances. This paper examines the consequences of the shift in the source of labor by econometrically testing the existence of … structural breaks in the flow of remittances in the MENA region. The change in the direction of remittance flows deprived several …

remittance receipt and household time allocation decisions, we instrument remittances using economic conditions in remittance …-sending countries and explore heterogeneous effects across different types of potential remitters. While remittances have no significant … effect of migration is no longer felt. We find no gender difference but remittances seem to affect mainly the labour market …

This paper evaluates the welfare impact of observed levels of migration and remittances in both origins and … destinations, using a quantitative multi-sector model of the global economy calibrated to aggregate and firm-level data on 60 … – such as Canada or Australia – are better off. The remaining natives in countries with large emigration flows – such as …

' motivations are not only altruistic but also self-interested. Given that migrants' remittances and their savings are important …

domestic economy, but it will also affect the international trading markets. In addition, it will affect the West Africa region … backbone of the economy – are severely hit. Côte d'Ivoire lags behind other developing countries in its preparedness and … economic performance towards the Knowledge Economy, its educational sector is underperforming and powerless in producing a …