We examine the effects of receiving remittances on household saving behaviour and expenditure patterns in Vietnam. We … Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) of 2012. We find that remittances have a positive impact on household savings and … tend to use remittances productively, with receiving households increasing their investments in human and physical capital …

While a sizable literature has concluded that remittances impact the expenditure patterns of households, we have a …. Using data from Mexico, we find that both the size and the uncertainty of remittances raise asset accumulation among …