This paper identifies and estimates the strength of the reduction in poverty linked to improved opportunities for women … in the expanding maquila sector. A simulation exercise shows that, at a given point in time, poverty in Honduras would … have been 1.5 percentage points higher had the maquila sector not existed. Of this increase in poverty, 0.35 percentage …

The "developing world's middle class" is defined here as those who are not poor when judged by the median poverty line …-fifths came from Asia, and half from China. Most of the new entrants remained fairly close to poverty, with incomes now bunched up …

That remittances are a stable source of external finance seems to have become the received wisdom. In addition, many … studies have found remittances to behave counter-cyclically, increasing during crises and times of hardship for the recipient … countries. Are remittances reliable macroeconomic stabilizers? To answer this question, the present study examines the stability …

relation to migrant remittances and cross-border payments of trade-related transactions. This analysis is complemented by some …

forecasting country-level remittance flows in a manner consistent with the medium-term outlook for the global economy. Remittances …

remittances to be used more effectively, and concerns about externalities from skilled workers being lost. As a result there is … offers support for a number of other policies, such as lowering the cost of remittances, reducing passport costs, offering …

Workers'remittances to developing countries have become the second largest type of flows after foreign direct … remittances on financial sector development. In particular, they examine whether remittances contribute to increasing the … extensive literature that has documented the growth-enhancing and poverty-reducing effects of financial development. The …

United States, OECD-Europe) are more likely to receive international remittances, and that while the level of poverty in a … receive remittances, these resource flows do tend to reduce the level and depth of poverty. At the household level, a review …This paper examines the economic impact of international remittances on countries and households in the developing …