decrease emigration? Or, are emigration and the remittances sent back to Cape Verde the best for a tiny nation that at times …

in the Pacific island countries in maximizing the benefits of migration and remittances on their economic development. We … remittances by switching to the lowest-cost providers. We also find that exposure to new information thanks to migration … experiences, frequent remittances, and residential islands are the key household characteristics to voluntarily shift from cash …

The increasing volume of remittances and public transfers in rural areas of the developing world has raised hopes that …

developing world and remittances have expanded dramatically in the last decade. This has come at a time when an increased …

South-South Migration and Remittances reports on preliminary results from an ongoing effort to improve data on … of South-South remittances range from 9 to 30 percent of developing countries' remittance receipts in 2005. Although the … increases in income can have substantial welfare implications for the poor. The costs of South-South remittances are even higher …

remittances as well as an increase in labor income, although income from capital might decline. Second, in a hypothetical scenario … differentials with high-income countries, South-South migrants make substantial contributions to remittances …