This paper presents an analysis of the effect of remittances on the current account in developing and emerging … suggest there is a positive effect of remittances on the current account contemporaneously, but that the lagged effect is … remittances have on the current account. The paper, therefore, asserts that policy makers face trade-offs pertaining to the use of …

This paper examines how international remittances are affected by structural characteristics, macroeconomic conditions … bilateral remittances from 103 Italian provinces to 87 developing countries over the period 2005-2011. Remittances are … eases access to financial services for migrants and reduces transaction costs, is positively associated with remittances …

This paper provides a review of the literature on the development impact of migration and remittances on origin … development implications for both sending and receiving countries. For a sending country, migration and the resulting remittances … flows, leveraging remittances for improving access to finance of recipient households and countries, improving recruitment …

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