This paper examines the impacts of international remittances on child labor and household welfare by presenting … evidence from Turkey. Remittances by alleviating resource constraints may improve household welfare and help reduce labor …. Remittances improve household welfare by significantly reducing the chances of recipient households living under the poverty line …

Household composition is traditionally regarded as exogenous in economic analyses. The migration literature typically … assumes that the migration of a household member is not associated with further variations in co-residence choices. We rely on … migration episode and additional changes in household composition. Migrant households have a 34.5 percent higher probability of …

well as the remittances receiving household in Kosovo. In our analysis of migrant households, we present results on socio … to foreign capital inflow through remittances; remittances represented around 13% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 … and its remittances sending migrants, e.g. the UNDP's 2010 Kosovo Remittance Study, this discussion paper puts a specific …

find that remittances seem to change the household consumption patterns. However, we do not find strong evidence that …We examine the effect of remittances on the migrant households consumption and saving patterns as well as their living … indicates remittances improve these households' living standard. Moreover, it seems that remittance households do not enjoy …

This paper analyses the role of remittances and migration on the occupational outcomes of the household members left … "dependency" effect of remittances. Our results show that remittances received by households in Tajikistan have an important …

risk reduction. -- Remittances ; immigrant workers ; household behavior …The determinants of migrants' remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In … contrast to previous studies we analyze the motives for remittances not only for foreigners but also for the broader group of …

remittances patterns. Using a new detailed household dataset on migration in the Republic of Moldova, it is shown that return is … respective migrant networks. Concerning remittances, the results indicate that temporary migrants remit around 30% more than … temporary migration is relatively more favorable for developing countries as it fosters higher remittances, repatriation of …

The determinants of migrants' remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In … contrast to previous studies we analyze the motives for remittances not only for foreigners but also for the broader group of … individuals with a personal migration background. Major findings are: First, concerns about xenophobia lead to higher remittances …

living arrangements of the household members left behind. The migration of a married Mexican man typically induces his spouse … and children to join the household of the wife's parents, a pattern that is at odds with the prevailing patrilocal norm … the analysis of the effects of paternal migration and remittances on the children left behind. First, it can give rise to …

The growth in the number and in the size of remittances and the stability of these monetary transfers have made them a … wonder about their effects on household decisionmaking, particularly in relation to the number of children to have. While … this is household specific, when considered at the community and country level, there are significant policy implications …