This paper empirically tests the hypothesis that the effect of remittances on income inequality depends on who migrates abroad. To our knowledge, no macroeconomic study examining the effect of remittances on inequality has considered the composition of migratory flows. To reveal at the...

According to the literature, the effect of remittances on income inequality in origin countries of migrants is not clear, whatever empirical approach is used. Aiming at clearing up this ambiguity, some authors took into account the historical, social or economic context of the home countries...