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Do remittances affect housing prices in an emerging economy? : a study case from Colombia
Callejas Perez, Esteban - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012511911
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The Money–Happiness Relationship in Transition Countries: Evidence from Albania
Becchetti, Leonardo - In: Transition Studies Review 17 (2010) 1, pp. 39-62
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008486708
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Emigration, remittances and the education of children staying behind : evidence from Tajikistan
Dietz, Barbara; Gatskova, Kseniia; Ivlevs, Artjoms - 2015
We study the relationship between migration and childrenś education in Tajikistan - one of the poorest and most … effect. Migration of non-parent family members (such as siblings) is particularly detrimental to school attendance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392522
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Essays on international migration and informal markets in developing countries
Böhme, Marcus - 2013
: migration and informal markets. To mitigate the problems of both migration and the informal sector, and harness their … international migration and household investments addressing the problem of brain drain and the use of remittances. Es... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010223163
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Migrant remittances and fertility
Anwar, Amar Iqbal; Mughal, Mazhar Y. - In: Applied economics 48 (2016) 34/36, pp. 3399-3415
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011617245
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Migrants remittances and fertility in the Post-Soviet states
Ibrokhimov, Boburmirzo; Javed, Muhammad Rashid; Mughal, … - In: Post-communist economies 35 (2023) 6, pp. 574-596
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014340390
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Remittances as investment in the absence of altruism
González-König, Gabriel - 2005
In the absence of altruism, there is no obvious reason why a migrant should remit part of his income to his family for investment at the home location. If the family invests such income (in housing for example), why would they give it back to the migrant when he returns? This paper is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301148
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Expenditure Patterns of Migrant Households: Evidence from Moldova
Poppe, Robert - 2010
This paper examines the effect of temporary and permanent migration on household expenditures and on asset … households are more likely to own more goods or assets than non-migrant households. Migration has stronger effects on ownership … in rural areas. Overall, the findings indicate that temporary migration has a stronger effect on household expenditures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301552
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Remittances and the Impact on Crime in Mexico
Brito, Steve; Corbacho, Ana; Osorio, René - 2014
This working paper studies the effect of remittances from the United States on crime rates in Mexico. The topic is examined using municipal-level data on the percent of household receiving remittances and homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Remittances are found to be associated with a decrease...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011314153
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Remittances and their Effect on Emigration Intentions in Egypt, Morocco and Turkey
van Dalen, Hendrik P.; Groenewold, George; Fokkema, Tineke - 2005
What determines remittances – altruism or enlightened self-interest - and do remittances trigger additional migration …, receipt of remittances may contribute to new flows of migration, in particular in the case of Morocco. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325523