well as transfers, both sent and received, we compare the impact of income shocks on both, focusing on differences between … the urban and rural sectors. Marked differences emerge. While urban households share positive shocks with their network … through sending them transfers, rural households react to positive income shocks through hosting new members, in fact young …

exogenous shocks, such as natural disasters or large declines in the terms of trade. Remittances are also positively correlated …This paper examines how international remittances are affected by structural characteristics, macroeconomic conditions …, and adverse shocks in both source and recipient economies. We exploit a novel, rich panel data set, covering bilateral …

reliance on labor remittances exacerbated Tajikistan’s food insecurity and the vulnerability of its households. This study … that may mitigate the negative effects of future external shocks. …

In this paper, I measure the importance of remittances and financial development for developing countries. I estimate … channel for remittances to affect economic growth. The index brings together information from existing measures, reflecting … the more financial development in a country, the smaller becomes the impact of remittances on economic growth and it can …