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 …

; Africa ; Asia …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 …

remittances are not statistically significant in promoting inclusive growth in Africa. Notably, across the economic growth and … development in the remittances-inclusive growth relationship. First, evidence based on the system GMM estimator shows that … income inequality dimensions of inclusive growth, we find that although remittances are ineffective in boosting the former …

evidence from the dynamic GMM estimator shows that: (i) remittances heighten income inequality in Africa, (ii) Africa …-à-vis financial access and depth, inefficiencies characterising Africa's financial institution is the main reason remittances …The study employs macrodata on 42 African countries to examine whether remittances and financial development (including …

. Robust evidence from the dynamic GMM estimator shows that: (i) remittances heighten income inequality in Africa, (ii) Africa …-à-vis financial access and depth, inefficiencies characterising Africa's financial institution is the main reason remittances …The study employs macro data on 42 African countries to examine whether remittances and financial development …

Using a recent Spanish database, we show that remittances respond to cross country differences in portfolio values … over time with the length of the migration spell, suggesting that remittances sent for portfolio motives become more likely …

. Robust evidence from the dynamic GMM estimator shows that: (i) remittances heighten income inequality in Africa, (ii) Africa …-à-vis financial access and depth, inefficiencies characterising Africa's financial institution is the main reason remittances …The study employs macro data on 42 African countries to examine whether remittances and financial development …

. Robust evidence based on the dynamic GMM estimator shows that: (i) remittances heighten income inequality in Africa, (ii …) Africa’s financial system is not potent enough for propelling remittances towards the equalisation of incomes, and (iii) vis …-à-vis financial access and depth, inefficiencies characterising Africa’s financial institutions is the main reason remittances …

The study investigated the relationship among remittances, financial development and economic growth in a panel of 20 …/ARDL estimations with panel unit root and cointegration tests. After establishing cointegration, remittances and financial development … financial development acted as a substitute in the remittances-growth relationship. Finally, unidirectional causal relationships …

How responsive are remittances to various disasters, both natural and human-made? And would remittances be affected by … over the period 1980 to 2007, we find that remittances are slow to respond to natural disasters, unresponsive to outbreaks … incomes, migration stocks, exchange rates, and the banking system. The relative persistence of remittances suggests that it is …