Remittances to Asia plunged during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, but the drop was temporary as the flows were … send remittances have been adversely affected. The global nature of this crisis raises several questions such as whether it … examines remittances data to several Asian countries to shed light on such issues. The results suggest that while remittance …

In this article we study the relationship between workers' remittances and fertility rate of the remittance receiving … country. We identify two main channels by which remittances transfers affect fertility. First, migrants may adopt and later … attachment to the household would be more inclined to remit money home. Therefore, remittances can be seen as a proxy for the …

article documents the recent slowdown in workers' remittances, the money that international immigrants send to their countries … out by reporting an almost 0% growth rate of remittances for 2008. Among Latin American countries, Mexico (the largest … recipient of remittances in the region in terms of volume) seems to be the most affected with a decrease of more than US$900 …