"dependency" effect of remittances. Our results show that remittances received by households in Tajikistan have an important …This paper analyses the role of remittances and migration on the occupational outcomes of the household members left … behind in Tajikistan. Using the control function approach, we show that, contrary to some existing evidence, there is no …

It is often assumed that international labor migration from Tajikistan, while having no noticeable effects on … on household consumption patterns, albeit being rather small, actually speak in favour of investment of remittances, with …

We identify whether remittances facilitate consumption smoothing during health shocks in Jamaica. In addition, we … investigate whether remittances are subject to moral hazard by receivers, how the informal insurance provided by remittances … remittances offer complete insurance toward decreased consumption during health shocks and that moral hazard is weak. The role of …

This paper examines the effect of remittances on household expenditure patterns applying propensity score matching … the productive or non-productive use of remittances, expenditures on non-food investment categories, such as durable goods …

This paper analyses the impact of remittances on household expenditure behaviour in Senegal. We use propensity score … matching and OLS methods to assess the average impact of remittances on several household budget shares. Our results show a … productive use of international remittances in Senegal. However, the impact of remittances disappears when the marginal spending …

The object of this article is to assess the impact of remittances on household expenditure patterns in Tajikistan. More … specifically, the paper applies propensity score matching methods to the 2003 Tajikistan Living Standards Measurement Survey. The … results do not provide evidence of a productive use of remittances since neither internal nor external remittances have a …

endogenous effect increases family members' incentives to specialize as caregiver. The model's predictions are tested using novel …

. This change in living arrangements, which involves the extended family of the migrant, has two relevant implications for … the analysis of the effects of paternal migration and remittances on the children left behind. First, it can give rise to …

This paper examines the effect of international migration on the welfare of family members left behind at the origin … improves left-behinds' welfare through two different channels: (i) migrants' remittances exceed their forgone income …