Migration and remittances are widely seen as major components of diversification strategies aimed at coping with risky … economic in kind. Accordingly, remittances account for a substantial share of household incomes. Results derived from a probit … remittances are obviously more easily accessible than other opportunities of income diversification beyond farming for households …

migration patterns have produced highly unequal levels of access to family remittances, and the gradual opening of the private … remittances in the form of start-up capital. While social and racial inequalities have not yet reached the levels of other Latin …