In this article I have presented the kernel of the migration literature on remittances. I started from their three most debated features: stability, cyclicality and sustainability. I then moved to the motives driving remittances and, finally, their relationship with development. Both...

In this article have presented the kernel of the migration literature on remittances. It started from their three most debated features: stability, cyclicality and sustainability. Then moved to the motives driving remittances and, finally, their relationship with development. Both sustainability...

Labour migration and remittance flows can reduce poverty and create human development opportunities for vulnerable households in this region. Migration can also help make labour markets more flexible and boosts competitiveness in destination countries. However, personal tragedies—in terms of...

Lack of economic opportunities in the country of origin and the hope of greater opportunities in another country are important drivers of irregular migration, though expectations vary according to the nature and reliability of the sources of information individual migrants have. Irregular...

This article examines human development aspects of the large cross-border labour migration and remittance flows in Eurasian region among the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It focuses in particular on the sustainability of these flows, and on...

This paper provides the kernel of the migration literature on remittances. It started from their three most debated features: stability, cyclicality and sustainability. Then moved to the motives driving remittances and, finally, their relationship with development. Both sustainability and...