"Migration reshapes rural economies in ways that may go beyond the contribution of migrant remittances to household … source household. Numerous studies have attempted to quantify the impact of migrant remittances on expenditures in migrant …-sending households following one of two approaches. The first asks how migrant remittances are spent. It has the advantage of being …

"Workers' remittances to developing countries have become the second largest type of flows after foreign direct … remittances on financial sector development. In particular, they examine whether remittances contribute to increasing the … findings provide strong support for the notion that remittances promote financial development in developing countries. "--World …

countries is the receipt of remittances or transfers from income earned by overseas emigrants. Official data show that …

The themes of the 2006 Global Economic Prospects (GEP) are international remittances and migration, their economic … attention to remittances. The first chapter reviews recent developments in and prospects for the global economy and their … policies in improving the development impact of remittances, and, their macroeconomic impact. Chapter 5 addresses the impact of …

Workers' remittances have become a major source of financing for developing countries and are especially important in … Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which is at the top of the ranking of remittances receiving regions in the world … migration and remittances patterns across countries and regions, and by the fact that existing evidence for LAC is restricted to …

This study analyzes a range of energy efficiency options available in Mexico, including supply-side efficiency …) development is not only about energy production and consumption. In Mexico one of the most important sources of greenhouse gas … emissions continues to be emissions from deforestation. The rate of deforestation has fallen steadily in Mexico over the past …