countries. In this rigorous and illuminating work, Matt Bakker, an economic sociologist, examines how these migrant remittances … remittances and development was forged through the concrete political and intellectual practices of policy entrepreneurs within a …

his research investigates how enhancing remittances affects total factor productivity (TFP) dynamics in Sub … remittances for TFP, real TFP growth and welfare TFP while positive net effects are apparent on real welfare TFP. The unexpected … assessing how growing remittances influence dynamics of TFP in Sub-Saharan Africa. …

This paper investigates the channels through which remittances affect macroeconomic volatility in African countries … that remittances-as a share of GDP-have a significant smoothing impact on output volatility but their impact on consumption … volatility is somewhat small. Furthermore, remittances are found to absorb a substantial amount of GDP shocks in these countries …

Remittances to India have been growing rapidly since 1991, making it one of the largest recipients of remittances. This … paper analyzes the determinants of remittances to India and finds that their growth over time can be explained by the … increase in migration and total earnings of the migrants. Remittances are also affected by the economic environment in source …

The flow of workers'' remittances to Pakistan has more than quadrupled in the last eight years and it shows no sign of … conclusions are: (i) the growth in the inflow of workers'' remittances to Pakistan is in large part due to an increase in worker … migration; (ii) higher skill levels of migrating workers have helped to boost remittances; (iii) other imporant determinants of …

Empirical studies that use self-reported data on remittances to measure the latter''s impact on microeconomic …-reporting of remittances. After controlling for this, we find a strong negative impact of remittances on incentives to work …

This paper addresses the complex and overlooked relationship between the receipt of workers'' remittances and …, even after controlling for potential reverse causality. We find that a higher ratio of remittances to GDP is associated …

remittances as well as investment and hours worked by the relative(s). We use data from Armenia to test our predictions regarding … implications of remittances flows on behavior of receiving households. Consistent with our predictions, remittance … benefits of remittances might be overstated and emphasizes the importance of measuring their impact in a general- rather than a …