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Migrant remittances and consumption expenditure under rain-fed agricultural income : micro-level evidence from Ghana
Akobeng, Eric - In: Oxford development studies 50 (2022) 4, pp. 352-371
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014231486
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Regional migration, insurance and economic shocks : evidence from Nicaraguax
Millán, Teresa Molina - 2015
To test whether transfers sent and received by regional migrants serve an insurance role, this paper estimates the causal impact of income shocks at a migrant's origin and destination location on the bilateral transfer of funds. Using rainfall shocks in rural Nicaragua, I find that migrants aged...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011387156
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The impact of international and internal remittances on household welfare : evidence from Viet Nam
Cuong Viet Nguyen - In: Asia Pacific development journal 16 (2009) 1, pp. 59-92
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008702962
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Remittances and household expenditure behaviour in Senegal
Randazzo, Teresa; Piracha, Matloob - 2014
This paper analyses the impact of remittances on household expenditure behaviour in Senegal. We use propensity score … matching and OLS methods to assess the average impact of remittances on several household budget shares. Our results show a … productive use of international remittances in Senegal. However, the impact of remittances disappears when the marginal spending …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010344808
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Do remittances and social assistance have different impacts on expenditure patterns of recipient households? : the Moldovan case
Waidler, Jennifer; Hagen‐Zanker, Jessica; Gassmann, … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010415813
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Remittances channels and the physical growth of Honduran children
Howard, Larry L.; Stanley, Denise L. - In: International review of applied economics 31 (2017) 3, pp. 376-397
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011762054
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The impact of remittances on saving behaviour and expenditure patterns in Vietnam
Thanh Xuan Hua; Kessels, Roselinde; Erreygers, Guido - In: Economies : open access journal 10 (2022) 9, pp. 1-19
We examine the effects of receiving remittances on household saving behaviour and expenditure patterns in Vietnam. We … Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) of 2012. We find that remittances have a positive impact on household savings and … tend to use remittances productively, with receiving households increasing their investments in human and physical capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013493159
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Effects of remittances on household poverty and inequality in Cambodia
Chea, Vatana - In: Journal of the Asia Pacific economy 28 (2023) 2, pp. 502-526
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296358
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Consumption, income, and intergenerational reallocation of resources : application of NTA in the Philippines, 1999
Salas, J. M. Ian (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003677240
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Intra-household resource allocation and familial ties
Kazianga, Harounan; Wahhaj, Zaki - 2016
In this paper, we investigate the link between intra-household resource allocation and familial ties between household members. We show that, within the same geographic, economic and social environments, households where members have "stronger" familial ties (e.g. a nuclear family household)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011439836