) Are immigrants really more entrepreneurial than natives? (ii) Are migrant remittances likely to fund entrepreneurship in …

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 …

-south wage gaps, however, especially for unskilled and semiskilled labor. Part 1 of this book, Migration and Remittances …, examines the determinants of migration, and the impact of migration and remittances on various development indicators, and …

Remittance inflows play a crucial role in Nepal's economy. Officially recorded remittances already amounted to almost a … promoting a supportive environment for remittances. Nepali migration continues to increase as workers seek greater economic … integrity of migration and remittances in the corridor. The report identifies challenges in the migration process from Nepal to …

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

In this paper, we present evidence indicating that international migrant remittances lead to improved developmental … fraction of households receiving international remittances is correlated with better schooling and health indicators and with … reductions in poverty, even after controlling for the likely endogeneity between remittances and developmental outcome variables …