fluctuations, raising the incidence of poverty. Drawing on micro-level data from South Africa and Tanzania, we examine the … that reducing consumption volatility would have on aggregate poverty. We then discuss coverage of consumption insurance …

This paper proposes a possible framework for identifying excessive investment. Based on this method, it finds evidence … that some types of investment are becoming excessive in China, particularly in inland provinces. In these regions, private … consumption has on average become more dependent on investment (rather than vice versa) and the impact is relatively short …

GDP, private consumption and private investment in regional countries are strongly associated with remittance outflows …

Empirical studies that use self-reported data on remittances to measure the latter's impact on microeconomic incentives …-reporting of remittances. After controlling for this, we find a strong negative impact of remittances on incentives to work …

grants and remittances and the equilibrium real exchange rate in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries using panel techniques …. The results indicate that grants and remittances are not associated, in the long run, with an appreciation of the real … and remittances may be serving to ease supply constraints or boost productivity in the non-tradable sector in t …

We investigate the impact of remittances on public debt sustainability and detail how the traditional debt-to-GDP ratio … remittance inflows. The main result is that inclusion of remittances into the traditional debt sustainability analysis alters the …

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. BRIEF REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON EL SALVADOR'S RECEIPTS OF REMITTANCES -- III …

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DETERMINANTS OF WORKERS' REMITTANCES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS -- III …