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 …

staggering amount of remittances outflow of the GCC economies plays a stabilizing role as a tacit monetary policy tool …. Incorporating remittances in the money demand equation results in a more robust model than otherwise. We further find that the …

The literature on remittances is large and growing. However, its focus has mainly been on the effects of remittance …

In the last two decades remittances have gained interest due to their large size. For several developing countries … remittances constitute a large portion of their GDP and sometimes exceed FDI. While FDIs are usually profit driven, it is not … clear what the driving force behind remittances is. This paper presents a simple theoretical model of migrants' remitting …

In this article we study the relationship between workers' remittances and fertility rate of the remittance receiving … country. We identify two main channels by which remittances transfers affect fertility. First, migrants may adopt and later … attachment to the household would be more inclined to remit money home. Therefore, remittances can be seen as a proxy for the …

We investigate the responsiveness of remittances from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to the changes in … price elasticity of remittances is around 0.4. While most studies have examined the impact of remittances on the real … economic activities in the receiving countries, this study emphasises the impact of remittances on the remitting countries. We …

migrants. Working, residing in a developed country and belonging to the nuclear family positively affect remittances. The labor … status and the level of education of the head of the household both affect remittances. The decision to participate in the … ; remittances ; censored regression ; decision making ; Central America ; Nicaragua …