strongly influenced by economic conditions in the specific regions of the U.S. where migrants are clustered, as well as in the … estimation of these linkages is also shown to matter for gauging the sensitivity of remittances to economic conditions in the … home country, and hence the extent to which remittances might buffer domestic shocks as well as transmitting external ones …

country. We identify two main channels by which remittances transfers affect fertility. First, migrants may adopt and later …In this article we study the relationship between workers' remittances and fertility rate of the remittance receiving … transmit to the household the ideas, values and attitudes predominant in the host country. Arguably, migrants with more …

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

Remittances in Moldova reach 36% of GDP, hence they constitute an essential part of the Moldovan economy. The most … visible characteristic of remittances is their unequal distribution. The analysis applying the standard Lorenz Curve proves … that 75% receiving households gets only 25% of total amount being sent to the country. The way remittances are distributed …

I investigated whether migration is interrelated with trade, aid and remittances so that any policies that consider … trade, aid and remittances also affect the decision to migrate. We developed and estimated an empirical model of Turkish … exports with Germany to total exports with Germany and remittances as a ratio of Turkish GDP. The results of this study show …

remittances from Germany are altruistically motivated. In addition, we find that the coefficient on the stock of Turkish migrants …We investigate in this paper whether the stable pattern of remittances over the last three decades can be explained by … remittances from Germany over the period 1962-2005. A single cointegrating relationship is found between the remittances of …

by immigrants. We theorise that remittances to persons outside the households represent transfers to maintain social … relations with relatives and friends and religious/charitable remittances are expenditures which foster group membership. Using … remittances to persons and to charities by both the Canadian and foreign-born populations. We conclude that expenditures to …

This paper evaluates the welfare impact of observed levels of migration and remittances in both origins and … - such as Canada or Australia - are better off. The remaining natives in countries with large emigration flows - such as … Jamaica or El Salvador - are also better off due to migration, but for a different reason: remittances. The quantitative …

, brought about by migration, with huge statistical observed positive effects of received worker remittances on smart human … ; environmental accounts and accounting ; environmental equity ; population growth ; international migration ; remittances …