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 …

, brought about by migration, with huge statistical observed positive effects of received worker remittances on smart human …

, brought about by migration, with huge statistical observed positive effects of received worker remittances on smart human …

This paper focuses on the effects of domestic and international remittances on children's well-being. Using data from … remittance recipient and non-recipient households. The results of our cross-section and panel analyses indicate that remittances … increase schooling and reduce child labour. Although international remittances are found to have a stronger beneficial impact …

This paper focuses on the effects of domestic and international remittances on children's well-being. Using data from … remittance recipient and non-recipient households. The results of our cross-section and panel analyses indicate that remittances … increase schooling and reduce child labour. Although international remittances are found to have a stronger beneficial impact …

effects and uses of migrant remittances. Furthermore, using different case studies from Europe and Asia, the paper addresses …In the past twenty years the ever-growing levels of migrants' remittances made state agencies, international … organizations, scholars and practitioners to increasingly consider remittances as one of the main engines to promote globalization …

We examine the labour supply effect of remittances in the Republic of Haiti, the prime international remittances … address three econometric issues that may bias the estimates. We account for endogeneity of the remittances with respect to … remittances. However, contrary to previous findings, the labour market response to remittances of female household heads is not as …

Analysis of remittances lies in the very centre of the scientific debate on developmental impacts of migration. On the …. On the micro level remittances may constitute the major source of income and become a means towards consumption smoothing … (migration as survival strategy). Notwithstanding, the very nature of remittances and underlying factors are still under …

Migration and the consequent flow of remittances are like a double-edged sword; while keeping many out of poverty, they … Moldova and employing simultaneous equations model we show that there exists a dual causality between receipt of remittances … first to be able to specify the mechanism behind the link between remittances and migration. We find evidence that …

Do migrants send remittances as a way of obtaining insurance? While this motive is theoretically suggested in the … risk aversion and remittance behavior. Risk-averse individuals are more likely to send remittances home and are, on average … a purchase of self-insurance motive to remit, we also provide evidence of more remittances sent by risk averse …