The general objective of the study is to assess the impact of Women Migrant Workers’ (WMWs) remittance in poverty reduction. The specific objectives are to investigate the financial aspect, to explore the human factors, and to examine WMWs’ perception and preferences of the State’s policy.

The general objective of the study is to assess the impact of Women Migrant Workers’ (WMWs) remittance in poverty reduction. The specific objectives are to investigate the financial aspect, to explore the human factors, and to examine WMWs’ perception and preferences of the State’s policy.

Cross-border capital flows are expected to lead to increased international risk sharing by facilitating borrowing and lending in global financial markets. This paper examines risk-sharing outcomes of various types of capital flows (foreign direct investment, portfolio equity, debt, remittance,...

Cross-border capital flows are expected to lead to increased international risk sharing by facilitating borrowing and lending in global financial markets. This paper examines risk-sharing outcomes of various types of capital flows (foreign direct investment, portfolio equity, debt, remittance,...

We examine how workers’ remittances impact on the current account. In doing so, we focus on how remittances affect the sustainability rather than size of current account balances. We find that the presence of remittances make it more likely that exports and imports are cointegrated thereby...

In this document we evaluate how macroeconomic conditions influence the amount of remittances sent to Mexico from the United States in the long-run and in the short-run. Specifically, we perform cointegration tests to determine the existence and magnitude of common trends between remittances and...

This paper analyses some of the main factors behind the recent rapid growth in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the prospects for its continuation. Two approaches are used. The first approach uses growth accounting exercises to estimate the total factor productivity (TFP) growth...