Tajikistan between 2007 and 2011 was the most dependent country on remittances in the world. Using survey data covering this period, I analyze the impact of remittances on household expenditures. I control for endogeneity and find that remittances does not seem to affect spending in human...

In this paper, I attempt to understand the mechanisms underlying the price of remittances. I do so by using a cross-country analysis over the 2010s. More specifically, this paper highlights how the remittances service providers adjust to a change in the demand for remittances. To address...