remittance income by employing statistical matching to construct counterfactuals that allow us to compare the occurrence in child … labor in comparable households that differ solely in their access to remittances. We find that remittances have in general … failed to mitigate household reliance on child labor in Punjab. However, the impact depends critically on whether remittances …

survey data indicates a similar pattern for total expenditures. With reduced outward aggregate remittances from Australia … nor the expenditures on imported food items changed differently for any group in that period, while an analysis with HILDA …

By putting together a relatively large data set on bilateral remittances of emigrants, this paper is able to shed light … on the important hypothesis of smoothing. The smoothing hypothesis is that remittances are countercyclical with respect … affirmation of smoothing is important for two reasons. First, it suggests that remittances should be placed on the list of …

This contribution investigates the opportunities of migration for developing countries. The benefits of migration for … sending countries are often undervalued. But migrants may foster trade, remittances, innovations, investments back home, and …. Policies in receiving developed countries towards migrants can enhance the positive impact of migration for development. Among …

those in the first cohort, though the policy change has no discernible effect on the level of remittances. …

The Philippine government has focused most of its migration policy initiatives to encouraging international labour … migration and protecting the rights of Filipino migrant workers. However, government interventions and aids to left … migration on the welfare of left-behind children in the Philippines so that policies can be devised to support them. This study …

-country savings does not affect remittances sent home by migrants …

population education; better-educated migrants; and increased migration in high-skilled jobs. Four-fifths of long-run income … origin areas. Increased income from international labor migration not only benefits migrants themselves, but also fosters …