By putting together a relatively large data set on bilateral remittances of emigrants, this paper is able to shed light … on the important hypothesis of smoothing. The smoothing hypothesis is that remittances are countercyclical with respect … affirmation of smoothing is important for two reasons. First, it suggests that remittances should be placed on the list of …

-country savings does not affect remittances sent home by migrants …

peso leads to increases in household remittances received from overseas. The estimated elasticity of Philippine …-peso remittances with respect to the Philippine/foreign exchange rate is 0.60. These positive income shocks lead to enhanced human …

flows - such as Jamaica or El Salvador - are also better off due to migration, but for a different reason: remittances. The …This paper evaluates the global welfare impact of observed levels of migration using a quantitative multi-sector model … differences, international trade, remittances, and a heterogeneous workforce. We compare welfare under the observed levels of …

Between 1967 and 1974, a bilateral treaty increased circular labor migration from Malawi to South Africa by 200 …

population education; better-educated migrants; and increased migration in high-skilled jobs. Four-fifths of long-run income … origin areas. Increased income from international labor migration not only benefits migrants themselves, but also fosters …

benefits as well as costs. Among the former, one of the most important is lower costs for migrants' remittances. Some of the …

in Mexico due to migration. The principal hypothesis of this study is that remittances, knowledge and experience … acquired by migrants during their migratory cycle, can be translated into larger economic growth in the out migration … activities. Economic and migration data for each municipality is used which allows to associate characteristics of communities …

We examine the effect of remittances from abroad on households' schooling decisions using data for El Salvador …. Following the massive war-related emigration of the 1980's, remittances became a significant source of household income … income from a source that is uncorrelated with parental schooling remittances , we find that remittances have a large …

Using new data matching remittances and monthly payroll disbursals, we demonstrate how fluctuations in migrants …' earnings in the United Arab Emirates affect their remittances. We consider three types of income fluctuations that are … observable by families at home: seasonalities, weather shocks and a labor reform. Remittances move with all of these income …