suitable to control for unobserved heterogeneity as well as simultaneous bias existing between remittances and migrant's stock …. The main novelty with respect to the existing literature is the use of transaction costs of remittances as a superior … remittances, such as improved economic conditions in the receiving country, Pakistani migrant's stock in the source country, and …

estimates a gravity model for workers' remittances. We find that most of the variation in bilateral remittance flows can be … commonly believed. Most strikingly, remittances do not seem to increase in the wake of a natural disaster and appear aligned … with the business cycle in the home country, suggesting that remittances may not play a major role in limiting …

suitable to control for unobserved heterogeneity as well as simultaneous bias existing between remittances and migrant's stock …. The main novelty with respect to the existing literature is the use of transaction costs of remittances as a superior … remittances, such as improved economic conditions in the receiving country, Pakistani migrant's stock in the source country, and …

This paper investigates the macroeconomic determinants of global bilateral remittances flows. Using data covering 216 … country-specific covariates in explaining remittances. Robustly across alternative estimation techniques and specifications …

-specific covariates in explaining remittances. We find that remittance flows are robustly and strongly impacted by size effects (i …