is the correct specification for the analysis of migrants' savings and remittances rather than the conventional Tobit …This paper investigates the determinants of migrants' financial transfers to their home country using German data. A …. Moreover, while the effect of the household size on migrants' transfers abroad turns out to be significantly negative …

is the correct specification for the analysis of migrants' savings and remittances rather than the conventional Tobit …This paper investigates the determinants of migrants' financial transfers to their home country using German data. A …. Moreover, while the effect of the household size on migrants' transfers abroad turns out to be significantly negative …

The U.S. is the largest source country of remittances with an outflow of more than $70 billion estimated for 2016 … determinants of remittances originating from the United States for a diverse set of approximately 3,800 households with at least … 0.20-0.30. Remittances are more responsive to earnings in households with more adult women relative to men. …

This study estimates the impact of migrants’ remittances on households’ spending decisions in Ecuador. Applying both … parametric and semiparametric techniques, we find strong evidence that remittances enhance expenditures on education, health, and …

We analyze how migration prevalence and remittances shape income distribution using novel panel data that is nationally … of international remittances at the national level. We also analyze regional differences in the effects of remittances on … equalizing change in the marginal effects of remittances was the highest. This provides supporting evidence for the migration …