This paper analyzes the impact of international remittances on poverty and household consumption and investment using … effect on reducing poverty in Indonesia. Second, households receiving remittances in 2007 spent more at the margin on one key …, households receiving remittances in 2007 spent less at the margin on one important investment good -- housing -- compared with …

This paper analyzes the impact of international remittances on poverty and household consumption and investment using … effect on reducing poverty in Indonesia. Second, households receiving remittances in 2007 spent more at the margin on one key …, households receiving remittances in 2007 spent less at the margin on one important investment good -- housing -- compared with …

reduction of poverty. The increasing importance of international remittances has stimulated research about their impact on … the effect of international remittances on households’ marginal spending on consumption and investment activities. The …In many developing countries international remittances are an important catalyst in economic development and the …