altruism could have played an important role in the flow of remittances to Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, and Tunisia in …Workers' remittances have been playing an increasingly important role in the balance of payments of many countries and … flows could be a valuable input to the analysis of their external vulnerabilities. This paper argues that 'altruism', as a …

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Workers' remittances have become the second largest source of net financial flows to developing countries. However, the … main motives for sending remittances remain controversial. This paper examines the importance of altruistic versus … that altruism is important for remitting, as the GDP differential between sending and receiving countries is positively …

The paper analyses determinants and motivations of internal migrant remittances based on a unique data set that … engaged in the service sector remit lower shares of their income and remittances decrease as the household wealth increases …. Furthermore, we explore the behavioral side of remittances by constructing proxy groups that represent each strand of migrant …