particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the concept of "entrepreneurship" is critically discussed …

The aim of this study is to provide a microeconomic investigation of the concept of entrepreneurship; in particular, it … discusses the following issues: 1) the alternative ways of looking at entrepreneurship, distinguishing "creative destruction … (of the new firm); and 4) the possible scope for an economic policy aimed at maximizing the impact of entrepreneurship on …

effects on saving or entrepreneurship. Remittances appear to overwhelm household splitting as a causal mechanism …

Remittances are a major source of external finance for many developing countries but the cost of sending remittances … products and new cost comparison information sources rely heavily on the financial literacy of migrants. This paper presents … the results of a randomized experiment designed to measure the impact of providing financial literacy training to migrants …

underreporting is more prevalent in households with higher earning migrants. The discrepancy in earning reports is strongly … correlated with variation in remittances: greater underreporting by wives is associated with lower remittances. An exchange model … of remittances is developed with asymmetric information and costly state verification. The optimal remittance contract …

This paper reviews the existing literature on the impact of migrants networks on the patterns of international …

eases access to financial services for migrants and reduces transaction costs, is positively associated with remittances …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 …

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 … development. Yet these gains might come at substantial social costs to the migrants and their families. Since many developing …

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

Macro- and micro-economic evidence suggests a positive role of remittances in preparing households against natural … disasters and in coping with the loss afterwards. Analysis of cross-country macroeconomic data shows that remittances increase … in the aftermath of natural disasters in countries that have a larger number of migrants abroad. Analysis of household …