Remittances have risen spectacularly in recent decades, capturing the attention of researchers and policymakers and … spurring debate on their pros and cons. Remittances can improve the well-being of family members left behind and boost the …

In this paper, I measure the importance of remittances and financial development for developing countries. I estimate … channel for remittances to affect economic growth. The index brings together information from existing measures, reflecting … the more financial development in a country, the smaller becomes the impact of remittances on economic growth and it can …

The aim of this article is to investigate the causal relationship between remittances and poverty reduction for 14 …-stationary dynamic panel data. Our estimation results reveal that causality nexus of poverty and remittances is bi-directional. We also … weak impact on the poverty, remittances should be taken seriously, and this by taking measures by developed countries to …

Migrants' remittances to developing countries have increased in recent decades, partly due to reduced transactions … explanation. Despite the difficulties female migrants encounter in the labor market, their total remittances may be higher and …