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On altruism and remittances
Antoniades, Alexis; Seshan, Ganesh; Weber, Roberto A.; … - 2013
We provide a direct test of the impact of altruism on remittances. From a sample of 105 male migrant workers from … remittances. Altruism does not seem to matter. However, we document a strong positive relationship between altruism and … Kerala, India working in Qatar, we elicit the propensity to share with others from their responses in a dictator game, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010208636
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On altruism and remittances
Antoniades, Alexis; Seshan, Ganesh; Weber, Roberto; … - 2013
We provide a direct test of the impact of altruism on remittances. From a sample of 105 male migrant workers from … remittances. Altruism does not seem to matter. However, we document a strong positive relationship between altruism and … Kerala, India working in Qatar, we elicit the propensity to share with others from their responses in a dictator game, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332035
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Migration in LDCs: Risk, Remittances, and the Family
Stark, Oded - In: Finance and Development 28 (1991) 4, pp. 39-41
Labor votes with its feet-individuals migrate from areas of low wages to areas of higher wages. That has been the traditional view, one that has spawned much policy advice to control migration and to affect the location decisions of migrant laborers. But recent research indicates that portfolio...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012496881
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Are Remittances Insurance? Evidence from Rainfall Shocks in the Philippines
Yang, Dean; Choi, HwaJung - 2005
Do remittances sent by overseas migrants serve as insurance for recipient households? This paper examines how … remittances sent by overseas migrants respond to income shocks experienced by Philippine households. Because household income and … remittances are jointly determined, we exploit rainfall shocks as instrumental variables for income changes. In households with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014065647
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Remittances and Poverty in Migrants’ Home Areas: Evidence from the Philippines.
Alvear, Claudia Martínez; Yang, Dean - Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Economía y Negocios - 2007
In many developing countries, remittance receipts from overseas are importantsupplements to household income. How do these remittance flows affect poverty andinequality in migrants’ home areas? To answer this question, we take advantage ofexogenous shocks to the remittance receipts of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008527254
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Are Remittances Insurance? Evidence from Rainfall Shocks in the Philippines
Yang, Dean; Choi, HwaJung - Research Seminar in International Economics, University … - 2005
Do remittances sent by overseas migrants serve as insurance for recipient households? This paper examines how … remittances sent by overseas migrants respond to income shocks experienced by Philippine households. Because household income and … remittances are jointly determined, we exploit rainfall shocks as instrumental variables for income changes. In households with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005551471
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Does altruism matter for remittances?
Antoniades, Alexis; Seshan, Ganesh; Weber, Roberto A.; … - In: Oxford economic papers 70 (2018) 1, pp. 225-242
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The generosity effect : fairness in sharing gains and losses
Baquero, Guillermo; Smit, Willem; Wathieu, Luc - 2013
We explore the interaction between fairness attitudes and reference dependence both theoretically and experimentally. Our theory of fairness behavior under reference-dependent preferences in the context of ultimatum games, defines fairness in the utility domain and not in the domain of dollar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010190129
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Poverty and Aspirations Failure
Dalton, Patricio Santiago; Ghosal, S.; Mani, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2011
We develop a theoretical framework to study the psychology of poverty and 'aspirations failure'. In our framework, the rich and the poor share the same preferences - and also a behavioral bias in setting aspirations. Greater downside risks imposed by poverty exacerbates the effects of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092606
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Contract compliance under biased expectations: Evidence from an experiment in Ghana
Fischer, Sabine; Grosch, Kerstin - 2020
Contract compliance is key for economic growth. However, determinants affecting contract breach are not yet well understood. In this paper, we focus on contract situations with a potential hold-up problem, such as contract farming agreements which are prevalent in many developing countries. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012201854