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Remittances and the brain drain: Evidence from microdata for Sub-Saharan Africa
Bredtmann, Julia; Martínez Flores, Fernanda; Otten, … - 2016
Research on the relationship between high-skilled migration and remittances has been limited by the lack of suitable …. Our results reveal that migrants' education has no significant impact on the likelihood of sending remittances …. Conditional on sending remittances, however, high-skilled migrants send significantly higher amounts of money to their households …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559321
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Weathering the Crisis and Beyond: Perspectives for the Euro Area
Schmidt, Christoph M.; Weigert, Benjamin - 2013
The euro area is experiencing a severe and highly complex crisis. It comprises three problem areas, the difficulties of some highly indebted European sovereigns to ascertain funding at palatable cost, the disconcerting fragility of the European banking system and disappointing growth prospects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292638
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The Purpose of Remittances – Evidence from Germany
Bauer, Thomas K.; Sinning, Mathias G. - 2009
This paper examines the purpose of remittances using individual data of migrants in Germany. Particular attention is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265815
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The Purpose of Remittances – Evidence from Germany
Bauer, Thomas K.; Sinning, Mathias G. - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009
This paper examines the purpose of remittances using individual data of migrants in Germany. Particular attention is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005036045
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Determinants of Savings and Remittances – Empirical Evidence from Immigrants to Germany
Sinning, Mathias - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2007
, remittances are higher if close relatives live in the sending country. Finally,Vuong-tests indicate that the double-hurdle model … is the correct specification for the analysis of migrants’ savings and remittances rather than the conventional Tobit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005738722
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Demographic Change and the Labour Share of Income
Schmidt, Torsten; Vosen, Simeon - 2010
Despite similar levels of per capita income, education, and technology the development of labour shares in OECD countries has displayed different patterns since 1960. The paper examines the role of demography in this regard. Employing an overlapping generations model we first examine the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269987
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Demographic Change and the Labour Share of Income
Schmidt, Torsten; Vosen, Simeon - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2010
Despite similar levels of per capita income, education, and technology the development of labour shares in OECD countries has displayed diff erent patterns since 1960. The paper examines the role of demography in this regard. Employing an overlapping generations model we fi rst examine the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008518192
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Weathering the Crisis and Beyond: Perspectives for the Euro Area
Schmidt, Christoph M.; Weigert, Benjammin - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2013
The euro area is experiencing a severe and highly complex crisis. It comprises three problem areas, the difficulties of some highly indebted European sovereigns to ascertain funding at palatable cost, the disconcerting fragility of the European banking system and disappointing growth prospects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010860305
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Banking Union as a Shock Absorber
Belke, Ansgar; Gros, Daniel - 2015
This study investigates the shock-absorbing properties of a banking union by providing a detailed comparison between the way regional financial shocks have been absorbed at the federal level in the US, but have led to severe regional (national) financial dislocation and tensions in the euro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010527627
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How Much Fiscal Backing Must the ECB Have? – The Euro Area is not the Philippines
Belke, Ansgar - 2010
The ECB has accepted increasing amounts of rubbish collateral since the crisis started leading to exposure to serious private sector credit risk (i.e. default risk) on its collateralised lending and reverse operations ('repo'). This has led some commentators to argue that the ECB needs 'fiscal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270000