the effect of transaction costs on foreign remittances. The authors find that the effect of transaction costs on … home or make them remit through informal channels. They also find that remittances are facilitated by the existence of …

intervention on the value of migrant remittances sent. Our results exclude that the remittance effect we identify is a simple …

Do migrants send remittances as a way of obtaining insurance? While this motive is theoretically suggested in the … risk aversion and remittance behavior. Risk-averse individuals are more likely to send remittances home and are, on average … a purchase of self-insurance motive to remit, we also provide evidence of more remittances sent by risk averse …

suitable to control for unobserved heterogeneity as well as simultaneous bias existing between remittances and migrant's stock …. The main novelty with respect to the existing literature is the use of transaction costs of remittances as a superior … remittances, such as improved economic conditions in the receiving country, Pakistani migrant's stock in the source country, and …

intervention on the value of migrant remittances sent. Our results exclude that the remittance effect we identify is a simple …

reduction in the transaction costs of remittances. We follow the introduction of mobile money for the first time in rural …, where we observe lower agricultural activity and investment. At the same time, remittances received and welfare of rural …

authors examine the effect of transaction costs on foreign remittances. They find that the effect of transaction costs on …

Inflows of remittances to Pakistan are being increasingly viewed as a relatively attractive source of external finance …, one that can help to foster development and manage economic shocks. Remittances have become a major source of revenue … stability, cyclicality and stabilization impacts of migrant remittances to Pakistan. It is evident that foreign inflows exhibit …