This paper provides a fact sheet of domestic and international remittances at the State level and across household … characteristics and discusses the extent of remittance dependency, it's growth since the 1990's, the different uses of remittances …-08, 60% being Inter-State transfers and 80% directed towards rural households (b) Domestic remittances financed over 30% of …

The study proposes to evaluate the impact of the current financial crisis on remittances received by three South Asian … countries, namely Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The objective is twofold: to forecast the impact of change in remittances … remittances will be used in a Keynesian framework to assess the impact of remittances on the growth of these countries while at …

growth and poverty. Owing to the poverty-alleviating and income-generating effects of remittances, it may theoretically … nonviolent crimes. Since remittance flows mean that more economic resources are available, remittances provide an incentive for …

The current global economic slowdown had raised the concern that the remittances to developing countries would slow … down. This paper examines the remittance flows to India and analyzes their correlates. Remittances to India exhibit a … strong growth over time, with the rate of growth averaging about 10 percent a year in constant USD since 1991. Remittances in …