Studies that examine the long-run impact of remittances on economic growth in West Africa and the Caribbean show that … remittances are not growth enhancing. Money has been used toward consumption rather than investment. Because migrants from these … panels, we show that there is a long-run significant impact of workers' remittances on income while the impact on consumption …

and migrants’ remittances on fiscal consolidation in these countries. Using two definitions of fiscal adjustment and a … gradual fiscal retrenchment), remittances increase the likelihood of fiscal consolidation, be the latter gradual or rapid …

This paper explores the role of remittances and foreign aid inflows during food price shocks. The results yield four …

This paper analyzes the impact of internal remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African or … spent without the receipt of remittances, households receiving remittances spend less at the margin on food. Second …, households receiving remittances spend more at the margin on three investment goods: education, housing, and health. Third, the …

Remittances are used by households for insurance, investment, and income. Flows from internal migrants are relatively …

Few studies have researched the use of remittances in conflict-affected contexts. This study analyzes unique data from … Migration studies, employing propensity score matching. Results show that remittances are common among wealthier households …, rejecting the relative deprivation hypothesis. Remittances have strong effects on non-productive assets, such as living …

Using a recent Spanish database, we show that remittances respond to cross-country differences in portfolio values … are found to change with the length of migration spells suggestive that remittances sent for portfolio motives become more …

This paper tests for the assumption that remittances are a substitute for credit by comparing the response to health …. This finding is consistent with the view that remittances respond to households’ demand for financing emergencies and make …