on household consumption patterns, albeit being rather small, actually speak in favour of investment of remittances, with …

The determinants of migrants' remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In … contrast to previous studies we analyze the motives for remittances not only for foreigners but also for the broader group of … individuals with a personal migration background. Major findings are: First, concerns about xenophobia lead to higher remittances …

between remitter and recipient. -- Migration ; remittances ; labor supply ; time allocation ; gender …

for growth; our results suggest that remittances are not providing the boost needed in human capital to promote …The Kyrgyz Republic is one of the largest recipients of international remittances in the world; from a Balance of … Payments measure of remittances, it ranked tenth in the world in 2008 in the ratio of remittances to GDP, a rapid increase from …

In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained … be explained by the underlying transnational network contract. Second, remittances sent by foreigners and naturalized … reunification in the destination country and decreases remittances. Third, the structure of the existing social network in Germany …

Does a country's level of unemployment have an impact on the long-run growth rate? Incorporating unemployment into a … generalised Solow-type growth model yields some answers. In the traditional Solow model, unemployment has no long-run influence on … the growth rate and the level of productivity. The long-run level of productivity is reduced if higher unemployment leads …

FDI depends on the country specific absorptive capacity. We first interact FDI individually with different growth … determinants and we find that the contribution of FDI to economic growth is positive and significant depending on the level of … substitute a set of other growth determinants. Then we test the robustness of the linear interaction terms relative to each other …

Despite high economic growth during the last decades, China is still vulnerable to shocks arising from industrial … states. The advanced economies determine Chinese export performance, with subsequent effects on output growth. Using a … production function approach, this paper examines to which extent regional GDP growth in China is export driven. In a panel of 28 …

We analyse the relationship between the debt to GDP ratio and real per capita GDP growth for the euro area members by … framework. If the interest rate exceeds nominal output growth, primary budget surpluses are required to achieve a sustainable …