investigates how remittances via trans-national networks affect human capital investments through relaxing resource constraints and … facilitate households in consumption smoothing by reducing vulnerability to economic shocks. Our results show that remittances … that aggregate shocks are associated with increased work activities, while remittances are used to finance education when …

The literature on remittances has in the past concentrated on the microeconomic aspects of the remittance process: the … determinants of remittances, impact of remittances on household allocation decisions, and their impact on poverty. Only recently … has there been more attention on the macroeconomic impact of remittances. It is to be expected that, when remittance …

The paper explores the impact of migrant remittances on local economic development in a locality where more than half … previous research, the study found that remittances boost the consumption of receiving households and have a limited but … traditional agricultural activities. This study highlights that remittances are responsible for the creation of a significant …

The paper looks at the impact of workers’ remittances on the competitiveness of the receiving economy. It extends … existing research that concentrated on the exchange rate effects of remittances, the so-called Dutch disease effect, by adding … labour market effects. The results show that the labour market effects of emigration and remittances have a significant …

The literature on remittances has in the past concentrated on the microeconomic aspects of the remittance process: the … determinants of remittances, impact of remittances on household allocation decisions, and their impact on poverty. Only recently … has there been more attention on the macroeconomic impact of remittances. It is to be expected that, when remittance …

investigates how remittances via trans-national networks affect human capital investments through relaxing resource constraints and … facilitate households in consumption smoothing by reducing vulnerability to economic shocks. Our results show that remittances … that aggregate shocks are associated with increased work activities, while remittances are used to finance education when …

The paper looks at the impact of workers' remittances on the competitiveness of the receiving economy. It extends … existing research that concentrated on the exchange rate effects of remittances, the so-called Dutch disease effect, by adding … labour market effects. The results show that the labour market effects of emigration and remittances have a significant …