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 …

large rise in remittances, and an increased flow of skilled migration. However, recent literature based on cross … than characteristics of their family situations explains much of the higher remittances. …

world system to 'deliver' a given amount of democracy, economic growth, gender equality, human development, research and … indicators, derived from sociological dependency and world systems theories, we also test the predictive power of several other …, brought about by migration, with huge statistical observed positive effects of received worker remittances on smart human …

why remittances are sent. …

This paper studies the effects of remittances from the U.S. on child labor and school attendance in recipient Mexican …

Remittances to Asia plunged during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, but the drop was temporary as the flows were … send remittances have been adversely affected. The global nature of this crisis raises several questions such as whether it … examines remittances data to several Asian countries to shed light on such issues. The results suggest that while remittance …

the hypothesis that both emigration and remittances reduce child labor. …

Remittances from Germany are substantial. Cross-border transfers to family and friendship networks outside Germany are … and gender-specific determinants of remittances from the senders' perspective, based on data from the German Socio …