Remittances from migrants in the United States play a major role in the Mexican economy. This paper analyzes the role … that different types of social capital play in the remittances decisions of Mexican migrants. Both the decision to remit … migrant makes his decisions based on his own well-being as well as that of his household in Mexico and his community in Mexico …

In recent years, Mexican remittances from the United States have shown a marked upward trend even during the Covid-19 … whether there is a causal relationship between remittances and different labor market metrics: working hours, the probability … of entering the labor market, and hourly wage. The results show no causal relationship between remittances and work …

employment opportunities for the undocumented. We examine how the remitting patterns of Mexican migrants in the United States are … increased enforcement reduces the share of migrants sending money home. However, legal migrants remitting money home increase … remittances as one of the least volatile sources of income in the developing world. …

and its remittances sending migrants, e.g. the UNDP's 2010 Kosovo Remittance Study, this discussion paper puts a specific … with migrants in Germany. We present data on both sides of migration: the migrant household in the destination country as … well as the remittances receiving household in Kosovo. In our analysis of migrant households, we present results on socio …

migrants from Mexico, as well as from other Latin American countries, U.S. immigration policy can have a significant impact on … country of origin, we estimate substantial post-legalization drops in remittances sent home by Mexican-born migrants who … in developing regions. -- Remittances ; Latin American migrants ; legal status ; amnesty …