This study examines the relationship among OFW remittances, inequality and quality of life in the Philippines. The … generally increasing trend while the case is opposite for the level of inequality. Remittances and HDI has an average growth … development and reducing inequality in the country. Empirical results revealed that remittances has no significant effect on …

us to show that if some poor families receive remittances and social culture affects the composition of their consumption …, then in presence of strong social inequality, poor families tend to consume more conspicuous goods in order to hide their … real hierarchical social position. This finding may explain why remittances are more allocated to consumption rather to the …

The paper aims to determine whether remittances from overseas Filipino workers improve or worsen income inequality …. Using decomposition equations, the paper divides total inequality into its four components, namely wages, entrepreneurial … incomes, other income, and remittances from migrants. The decomposition exercise reveals that the contribution of remittances …

aid and migrants’ remittances. Results suggest that FDI increases inequality, while remittances tend to reduce inequality …