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The good and the bad in remittance flows

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Remittances have risen spectacularly in recent decades, capturing the attention of researchers and policymakers and … spurring debate on their pros and cons. Remittances can improve the well-being of family members left behind and boost the …

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Impact of remittances on fertility

Naufal, George - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

The growth in the number and in the size of remittances and the stability of these monetary transfers have made them a …

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Feminization of migration and trends in remittances

Le Goff, Maelan - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)

Migrants’ remittances to developing countries have increased in recent decades, partly due to reduced transactions … explanation. Despite the difficulties female migrants encounter in the labor market, their total remittances may be higher and …

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Climate change, natural disasters, and migration

Mbaye, Linguère Mously - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)

The relationship between climatic shocks, natural disasters, and migration has received increasing attention in recent years and is quite controversial. One view suggests that climate change and its associated natural disasters increase migration. An alternative view suggests that climate change...

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Temporary migration entails benefits, but also costs, for sending and receiving countries

Görlach, Joseph-Simon; Kuske, Katarina - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)

remittances, investment, and skills accumulation. Receiving countries benefit via increases in their prime-working age populations …

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The widespread impacts of remittance flows

Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina; Pozo, Susan - In: IZA World of Labor (2023)

Remittances have risen spectacularly in absolute terms and in relation to traditional sources of foreign exchange, such … as export revenues. Remittances can improve the well-being of family members left behind and boost growth rates of …

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Climate change, natural disasters, and migration

Mbaye, Linguère Mously - In: IZA World of Labor (2024)

The relationship between climatic shocks, climate related disasters, and migration has received increasing attention in recent years and is quite controversial. One view suggests that climate change and its associated natural disasters increase migration. An alternative view suggests that...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015062648