remittances to LAC, as well as their costs and benefits. For the home country, the negative impact from emigration on labor … resources and productivity seems to outweigh growth gains from remittances, notably for the Caribbean. However, given emigration …

Remittances are an important source of external resources for developing countries. These transfers may increase the … remittances on different import categories. A panel VAR was estimated using data from eight Latin-American economies during the … 1991 to 2004 period. The impulse response functions show that remittances increase imports of capital, consumption, and …

Remittances are an important source of external resources for developing countries. These transfers may increase the … remittances on different import categories. A panel VAR was estimated using data from eight Latin-American economies during the … 1991 to 2004 period. The impulse response functions show that remittances increase imports of capital, consumption, and …

remittances in the Czech Republic. In contrast to previous studies, we provide a more detailed insight into the specifications of … having skilled position. Our results demonstrate that reverse economic effects of remittances on the source country might be …

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 …

Migrant remittances are an important source of external finance for developing countries. The current financial crisis … is believed to have influenced migrant remittance flows as well as volume and patterns of use of remittances. In this …

During a global shock two forces act upon international remittances in opposite directions: income losses among … migrants may reduce their ability to send remittances and, at the same time, migrants' concern for their family's wellbeing may … prompt them to send more remittances back home. Which of these drivers prevail is an empirical matter. We assemble quarterly …

Purpose: The purpose of this research paper is to highlight the importance of remittances in the economic development … between remittances and GDP per capita growth in the Western Balkan countries for the time period 2000 - 2018. Findings …: Results based in OLS model findings reveal a positive relationship between remittances and GDP per capita growth. Also the …