remittances. Using a panel of 142 countries for the period 1973 to 2012, we find that income volatility has an adverse impact on … inequality, and that the poorest people are the most exposed to these fluctuations. However, while aid and remittances do not … negative effects of volatility on the distribution of income, while remittances do not.Keywords: Volatility, Inequality, Aid …

elsewhere. Our study investigates the effect of remittances on the likelihood a household vaccinate its children against polio … isolate the effect of receiving remittances using distance and exact matching. We find that access to remittances increases ….5 percentage points. Unfortunately, remittances do not significantly improve vaccinations of girls. The results imply that …

Remittances are considered as an important component of GDP in many developing countries. In order to increase …

the volume of remittances to the Latin American region. This paper studies how a generalized amnesty - a provision in the … country of origin, we estimate substantial post-legalization drops in remittances sent home by Mexican-born migrants who … legalized through IRCA. Given the potential positive impact of remittances on investment levels, entrepreneurship rates and the …

country with higher labour endowment. -- International Migration ; Remittances ; Migration Tax ; Oligopolistic Competition …Remittances are considered as an important component of GDP in many developing countries. In order to increase …

high poverty rate in the country. -- Haiti ; education ; remittances ; migration …Using the Cox proportional hazards model this paper empirically investigates how migration of household members and the … receipt of remittances affect educational outcomes in Haiti. Based on a theoretical approach it tries to disentangle the …

remittances patterns. Using a new detailed household dataset on migration in the Republic of Moldova, it is shown that return is … temporary migration is relatively more favorable for developing countries as it fosters higher remittances, repatriation of … skills and home savings. -- permanent migration ; temporary migration ; remittances ; economic development …

This study examines the role of migrant's remittances on labor supply for a panel of Peruvian households over the … period 2002-2006. Remittances can undermine the incentives to work. On the other hand, the in ows may alleviate credit … estimations, we show that remittances have no average effect on employment. However, (male) wage- employment decreases, and self …

' education. -- remittances ; migration ; brain drain ; immigration policy …We investigate the relationship between remittances and migrants' education both theoretically and empirically, using … original bilateral remittance data. At a theoretical level we lay out a model of remittances interacting migrants' human …

The paper studies the effects of international remittances on poverty and inequality in Ethiopia using an urban … household survey from 2004. In order to identify the effects of remittances on poverty and inequality, counterfactual ….6% respectively. -- remittances ; poverty ; inequality ; Ethiopia …