This paper examines the impact of international remittances on both the level and the instability of government tax … the benefit of the inflows of remittances in terms of high and less volatile tax revenue ratio. This is supported by the … fact that remittances are largely used for consumption purposes and contribute to smoothing private consumption. Using a …

We estimate the impact of worker remittances on savings, taxes, and public expenditures on education, all as a share of … money on education when remittances come in; in the richer sample they raise less taxes and spend less on education in … response to remittances but this is almost completely compensated by the positive response of expenditure on education to …

interest to policymakers with regard to remittances--how to manage their macroeconomic effects, and how to harness their … remittances on recipient economies. In broad terms, the findings of this paper tend to confirm the main benefit cited in the … microeconomic literature: remittances improve households' welfare by lifting families out of poverty and insuring them against …

We estimate the impact of worker remittances on savings, taxes, and public expenditures on education, all as a share of … money on education when remittances come in; in the richer sample they raise less taxes and spend less on education in … response to remittances but this is almost completely compensated by the positive response of expenditure on education to …

This paper examines the impact of international remittances on both the level and the instability of government tax … the benefit of the inflows of remittances in terms of high and less volatile tax revenue ratio. This is supported by the … fact that remittances are largely used for consumption purposes and contribute to smoothing private consumption. Using a …

This paper identifies a remittances channel that transmits exogenous shocks, such as business cycles in remittance … Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, three types of results emerge. First, remittances appear to be strongly … procyclical vis-à-vis sending country income. Second, remittances tend to be spent on consumption of both imported and …

This paper presents the reality of remittances in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be influenced by four points in … the impact of the financial crisis on families receiving remittances. In addition, working with public and private sectors … commitment to send money home. When global economic conditions improve, it will resume migration and remittances.Abstract: Da a …