The Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011 updates the 2008 edition of the Factbook with additional data for 71 … remittances, drawing on authoritative, publicly available data. It provides a snapshot of statistics on immigration, emigration …: More than 215 million people, or 3 percent of the world population, live outside their countries of birth. Current …

There are more than 215 million international migrants in the world. Recorded remittances received by developing … percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in many developing countries. Migration and remittances factbook 2011 provides a …

of remittances sent back by migrants to their families of origin. In agricultural settings, where those left behind are … and after migration. "--World Bank web site …

remittances received from overseas. The estimated elasticity of Philippine peso remittances with respect to the Philippine … lead to greater entry into relatively capital-intensive enterprises by migrants' origin households. "--World Bank web site …

remittances, drawing on authoritative, publicly available data. It provides a snapshot of statistics on immigration, emigration … migration and remittances data. Remittance flows and the stock of migrants may be underestimated due to the use of informal …

countries is the receipt of remittances or transfers from income earned by overseas emigrants. Official data show that …

The themes of the 2006 Global Economic Prospects (GEP) are international remittances and migration, their economic … attention to remittances. The first chapter reviews recent developments in and prospects for the global economy and their … policies in improving the development impact of remittances, and, their macroeconomic impact. Chapter 5 addresses the impact of …