This volume addresses the topic of circular migration with regard to its multiple dimensions and human, political and … case studies illustrating circular migration patterns and policies in different world regions. Circular migration processes … – understood as the back-and-forth movement of people between countries and regions- form part of the changing nature of migration …

Albania and Moldova, two countries that experience high migration and remittance flows, using household survey data. We focus … isolation. It is apparent that the causes and patterns of migration in Albania and Moldova influence the remitting behaviour and … why remittances are sent. …

opportunities in the country is an important reason for migration. Those who obtain remittances tend to have higher share of …Remittances in Moldova reach 36% of GDP, hence they constitute an essential part of the Moldovan economy. The most … visible characteristic of remittances is their unequal distribution. The analysis applying the standard Lorenz Curve proves …

This paper examines the effect of international migration on the welfare of family members left behind at the origin …. Previous literature has produced inconclusive evidence, with some studies suggesting that migration reduces income poverty … provides a new unified framework that generates testable predictions of whether migration increases non-migrants' welfare in …

According to the World Bank, in 2017, an estimated 450 billion US dollars in remittances were sent to Low and Middle … Income Countries. This means that the sum of remittances is more than three times larger than the sum of the world's total … official aid to the same countries. The practice of sending remittances can be seen as one specific thing that migrants do as …

The paper reviews recent literature on the economics of migration and diasporas, focusing on economic gains and …