nonreceiving households, and households with migrant parents to single out the impact of migration and remittances. The results … other household members. Receiving remittances reduces the adverse impact of migration by only 1-3 percentage points. The …

value of international remittances in origin currency relative to their real value in destination currency. Theoretical … models predict a response in the form of some adjustment in remittances, measured in either currency. We construct real … evidence shows that remittances as a share of destination countries' GDP tend to remain virtually unchanged, so that real …

-family transfers and education. We highlight an education motive for remittances, according to which migrants have an incentive to … constraints are binding and education is fostered by migrant remittances. We test these hypotheses on Indian panel data …. Identification is based on within variation in household composition. We find that remittances received from migrants significantly …

country into stagnation. We also find that immigrants' remittances are harmful to the host country under full employment but …