The main objective of this paper is to propose a systematic approach to empirically analyse the effect of remittances … on the utility of migrants, as proxied by their subjective well-being (SWB). Using data from a new survey on China (RUMiC …), we estimate models in which a measure of subjective well- being is regressed on the level of remittances, and we find a …

elderly in Mexico for whom family support is an important source of income. Using data from the Mexican Income and Expenditure … mostly by reducing the probability of receiving domestic remittances. As a result, the non-labor income of beneficiaries …

' motivations are not only altruistic but also self-interested. Given that migrants' remittances and their savings are important … significant effect on remittance flows from illegal migrants took place after the implementation of the IIRIRA. This is consistent … confirms previous research that conditions and policies in the host country affect migrants' remitting behaviour, and migrants …

Using Mexico's 2002 wave of the Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos y Gastos de los Hogares (ENIGH), we find that … international remittances raise health care expenditures. Approximately 6 pesos of every 100 peso increment in remittance income are … spent on health. The sensitivity of health care expenditures to variations in the level of international remittances is …

Using recent data from southern California and Mexico we challenge the notion that the demographic profile of post-1970 … Mexican migrants to the United States has remained constant. We find that more recent cohorts of migrants: (1) are more likely … educational attainment, (5) are increasingly likely to originate in southern Mexico and the Mexico City Metropolitan area, and (6 …

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 …

remittances to be used more effectively, and concerns about externalities from skilled workers being lost. As a result there is …, developing new savings and remittance products that allow migrants more control over how their money is used, and some efforts to … provide financial education to migrants and their families. Suggestive evidence together with theory offers support for a …

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 …