This paper analyzes the effects of skilled migration and remittances on fertility decisions at origin. We develop an … emigration ; Remittances ; Fertility ; Human capital …

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 …. -- Remittances ; Business Cycles ; Central America ; Mexico ; United States …

In this article we study the relationship between workers' remittances and fertility rate of the remittance receiving … country. We identify two main channels by which remittances transfers affect fertility. First, migrants may adopt and later … attachment to the household would be more inclined to remit money home. Therefore, remittances can be seen as a proxy for the …

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 …

remittances patterns. Using a new detailed household dataset on migration in the Republic of Moldova, it is shown that return is … frustration turns out to be an important push factor for permanent migration. Besides, family ties play an important role, as do … respective migrant networks. Concerning remittances, the results indicate that temporary migrants remit around 30% more than …

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 …

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 … remittances from Germany are altruistically motivated. In addition, we find that the coefficient on the stock of Turkish migrants …

This paper explores the factors that account for the receipt of remittances across households in Moldova who have … migrant family members abroad. Unlike most of the existing literature, we approach our research question from the perspective … of the recipient household and use it to interpret the determinants/motivations of remittances. Our results show that a …