We examine the effects of emigration and remittances on the corruption experience of migrant household members staying … in the countries of origin. We hypothesize that the effects of emigration on corruption can be both positive (via migrant … value transfer) and negative (via misuse of monetary remittances). Using Gallup Balkan Monitor survey data in instrumental …

frequency of alcohol consumption. We discuss possible mechanisms through which emigration and remittances may affect the alcohol … the two remain underexplored. We study the relationship between emigration of household members, receiving remittances … Russians, the emigration of family members who do not send remittances back home is associated with an increased likelihood and …

This study provides novel evidence on the effects of emigration on pro-environmental behaviour back home. Focusing on …-environmental action and the local-level intensity of a major guestworker emigration wave that occurred four decades earlier. I find that … more intense local-level emigration is associated with a lower likelihood of pro-environmental action; the instrumental …

part of the labour force from the emigration countries led to a significant flow of remittances. Being viewed as the main … market in Western Europe facilitated the short-term and definitive emigration. The temporary and definitive departure of a … gain of the loss of labour force, remittances are important at macroeconomic level to the extent in which they bring in the …

I investigated whether migration is interrelated with trade, aid and remittances so that any policies that consider … trade, aid and remittances also affect the decision to migrate. We developed and estimated an empirical model of Turkish … exports with Germany to total exports with Germany and remittances as a ratio of Turkish GDP. The results of this study show …

We examine the effects of emigration and remittances on the corruption experience of migrant household members staying … in the countries of origin. We hypothesize that the effects of emigration on corruption can be both positive (via migrant … value transfer) and negative (via misuse of monetary remittances). Using Gallup Balkan Monitor survey data in instrumental …

Despite growing academic and policy interest in the subjective well-being consequences of emigration for those left … global perspective on the well-being consequences of emigration for those staying behind using several subjective well … 114 countries during 2009-2011, we find that both having family members abroad and receiving remittances are positively …

wage distribution in the destination country either from the size of remittances or directly from migrants. If their …

remittances to LAC, as well as their costs and benefits. For the home country, the negative impact from emigration on labor … resources and productivity seems to outweigh growth gains from remittances, notably for the Caribbean. However, given emigration … consumption smoothing, support financial sector stability and fiscal revenues, and help reduce poverty and inequality, without …

This paper shows that trade and emigration of skilled workers from a poor country is complementary but that between … trade and emigration of unskilled workers is a substitute. The asymmetric effect of more openness to trade on the local … wage inequality as influenced by asymmetric emigration patterns. …