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 …

-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 …

peso leads to increases in household remittances received from overseas. The estimated elasticity of Philippine …-peso remittances with respect to the Philippine/foreign exchange rate is 0.60. These positive income shocks lead to enhanced human …

flows - such as Jamaica or El Salvador - are also better off due to migration, but for a different reason: remittances. The …This paper evaluates the global welfare impact of observed levels of migration using a quantitative multi-sector model … differences, international trade, remittances, and a heterogeneous workforce. We compare welfare under the observed levels of …

Between 1967 and 1974, a bilateral treaty increased circular labor migration from Malawi to South Africa by 200 …

The process of matching between firms and workers is an important mechanism in determining the distribution of wages … association of firm-worker matches known as positive assortative matching (PAM). Immigration in a local labor market, by … that the increased degree of positive assortative matching is mainly reached by high-productive firms "losing" lower …

The repeated failure of Ireland's potato crop in the late 1840s led to a major famine and a surge in migration to the … associated with less upward mobility. Our results contribute to literatures on immigrant assimilation, refugee migration, and the … Age of Mass Migration …