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well as the remittances receiving household in Kosovo. In our analysis of migrant households, we present results on socio … Arbeitsmigranten in Deutschland. Es werden hierbei beide Seiten der Migration ins Auge gefasst, also sowohl die Migranten selbst als … to foreign capital inflow through remittances; remittances represented around 13% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 …
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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 …
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We examine the effects of receiving remittances on household saving behaviour and expenditure patterns in Vietnam. We … Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) of 2012. We find that remittances have a positive impact on household savings and … tend to use remittances productively, with receiving households increasing their investments in human and physical capital …
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remittances sent to rural households on consumption-type and investment-type expenditures. We apply propensity score matching to … account for the selection of households into receiving remittances, and estimate average treatment effects on the treated. We … find that remittances supplement income in rural China and lead to increased consumption rather than increased investment …
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This paper analysed the effect of marital status of household members amongst 10 villages on the remittance … household head at the same community level of the households. The study suggests that marital status has strong correlation with … highlight the importance of differentiating with respect to marital status when analysing the determinants of remittances …
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role of remittances in increasing household consumption and investment and thereby their potential for rebalancing economic …As one of the world's largest recipients of remittances, the Philippines received remittances roughly 12% of its gross … domestic product in 2008. Remittances have become the single most important source of foreign exchange to the economy and a …
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