We use a range of methods and remittance data from 1990 to 2007 to assess the strength and significance of linkages between remittance flows to Latin America and the U.S. business cycle. All of the evidence suggests that remittance flows are relatively insensitive to fluctuations in the U.S....

The United Kingdom allowed workers from the ten new European Union member countries immediate access to its labor market after the accession in 2004. This paper uses a general equilibrium framework to explore the dynamic adjustment of the UK economy to the postaccession surge in immigration....

The general objective of the study is to assess the impact of Women Migrant Workers’ (WMWs) remittance in poverty reduction. The specific objectives are to investigate the financial aspect, to explore the human factors, and to examine WMWs’ perception and preferences of the State’s policy.