remittances and income inequality. In simple cross-country regressions we find a non-monotonic link between these two variables … stages of migration history, there is an inequality-increasing effect of remittances on income inequality. Then, as the … opportunity cost of migrating is lowered due to these effects, remittances sent to those households have a negative impact on …

variable, the one related to the increasingly important phenomenon of international migrations, namely emigrants' remittances …. Remittances can help reduce output growth volatility thanks to their considerable magnitude, stability and low pro … over the period 1980-2003, we provide robust evidence that remittances are negatively correlated to output growth …

inverted U-shaped relationship between international remittances and income inequality in a cross section of 78 countries. Our … inequality-increasing effect of remittances on income inequality. Then, as the opportunity cost of migrating decreases due to … this effect, remittances tends to lower inequality. We also show how education and the development of the financial sector …

the hypothesis that both emigration and remittances reduce child labor. …

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 …