114 countries during 2009-2011, we find that both having family members abroad and receiving remittances are positively … remittances are particularly beneficial for evaluative well-being in less developed and more unequal contexts; in richer countries …, only the out-migration of family members is positively associated with life evaluations, while remittances have no …

Hardly any studies have investigated the impact of migrant remittances on economic growth (EG) and inequality in the … Western Balkans as a whole (WB6). Using the method of instrumental variables (VI), the findings show that while remittances … labor market and encouraging uncontrolled individual relocation. This paper also reveals that although remittances have …

green growth (IGG) in Africa. Our contribution is novel from both the conceptual and empirical perspectives. With regard to …

In this article we study the relationship between workers' remittances and fertility rate of the remittance receiving … country. We identify two main channels by which remittances transfers affect fertility. First, migrants may adopt and later … attachment to the household would be more inclined to remit money home. Therefore, remittances can be seen as a proxy for the …

In this article we study the relationship between workers' remittances and fertility rate of the remittance receiving … country. We identify two main channels by which remittances transfers affect fertility. First, migrants may adopt and later … attachment to the household would be more inclined to remit money home. Therefore, remittances can be seen as a proxy for the …

The paper explored (1) the impact of remittances on financial development and (2) whether the interaction between … remittances and human capital development had an influence on financial development in transitional economies using the dynamic … GMM approach, with data ranging from 1996 to 2014. Remittances were found to have had a non-significant positive influence …

How remittances contribute to the economies of remittance-receiving developing countries is a global issue. Considering … Nepal as a highly remittance-receiving country, this paper primarily examines the impact of remittances on economic growth … the effects of remittances on economic growth. The bound test approach of cointegration and the error correction model …

Despite the increasing importance of remittances in total international capital flows, the relationship between … remittances and growth has not been adequately studied. This paper studies one of the links between remittances and growth, in … particular how local financial sector development influences a country's capacity to take advantage of remittances Using a newly …