Remittances
- What role do remittances play in international development?
- R. Murphy / International Organization for Migration, 2006
- Remittances are an integral feature of the migration system in China. Remittances occur largely because migration forms part of a strategy for ‘rural livelihood diversification’. This means that rural households spread the...
- Linking poverty and disaster vulnerability in the Caribbean
- M. Attzs / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2008
- The dislocation of households coupled with the loss of livelihoods caused by natural disaster, which usually affects the poor disproportionately, provides a push factor for migration and future remittances. After hurricane Gilbert in ...
- Linkages between gender, migrancy, remittances in the SADC countries
- T. Hughes; A. Kajee; S. Peberdy / South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
- With a focus on the research gaps on African migration, this paper offers a general overview of migration in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It also looks at remittance flows, the African, SADC, and national politic...
- What is the impact of Swiss remittances sent to Serbia?
- J. Petree; N. Baruah / International Organization for Migration, 2008
- This report analyses the impact of remittances sent back to families in Serbia by individuals who migrated and settled in Switzerland. It also looks at a profile of the migrant sending population and analyses trends and patterns. ...
- The linkages between migration, remittances and social development
- H. de Haas / United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2007
- This paper reviews the empirical literature on the relationship between remittances and various dimensions of social development in the developing world within a broader conceptual framework of migration and development theory. Empiri...
- Patterns, determinants and impact of internal migration in Kakamega district, Kenya
- L. Giesbert / GIGA Deutsches Orient-Institut / GIGA German Institute for Middle East Studies, 2007
- This paper investigates patterns, determinants and the impact of internal migration on households based on data from a densely populated rural area in Kakamega district in Western Kenya. It finds that the motivation behind migration i...
- Information on young migrants
- United Nations Population Fund, 2006
- Why do young people move? Who are they? This report explores the lives of young migrants from or those whose lives are marked by the experiences of spouses or relatives who have moved abroad. The authors hope that by listen...
- Should the US be rethinking its priorities in Latin America?
- N. Birdsall; P. Hakim / Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
- US policy priorities in Latin America may be shifting. This note explores ways that the Bush administration can help to advance development goals in the region. Authors challenge Washington to consider who loses out in free-trade...
- Migrant remittances – the advantages of personal flows
- D. Ratha / Migration Policy Institute, 2007
- Migrant remittances are the most tangible and perhaps the least controversial link between migration and development. This paper finds that remittances provide a convenient angle for approaching the complex migration agenda. They play...
- What role can remittances play during crises?
- K. Savage; P. Harvey / Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2007
- Remittances, or migrants sending money home, are an important part of many people’s lives around the world. Relatively little is known, however, about the role that remittances play in crises. This paper explores this role, anal...
- What role do remittances play in international development?
- R. Murphy / International Organization for Migration, 2006
- Remittances are an integral feature of the migration system in China. Remittances occur largely because migration forms part of a strategy for ‘rural livelihood diversification’. This means that rural households spread the...
- Linking poverty and disaster vulnerability in the Caribbean
- M. Attzs / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2008
- The dislocation of households coupled with the loss of livelihoods caused by natural disaster, which usually affects the poor disproportionately, provides a push factor for migration and future remittances. After hurricane Gilbert in ...
- Linkages between gender, migrancy, remittances in the SADC countries
- T. Hughes; A. Kajee; S. Peberdy / South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
- With a focus on the research gaps on African migration, this paper offers a general overview of migration in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It also looks at remittance flows, the African, SADC, and national politic...
- What is the impact of Swiss remittances sent to Serbia?
- J. Petree; N. Baruah / International Organization for Migration, 2008
- This report analyses the impact of remittances sent back to families in Serbia by individuals who migrated and settled in Switzerland. It also looks at a profile of the migrant sending population and analyses trends and patterns. ...
- The linkages between migration, remittances and social development
- H. de Haas / United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2007
- This paper reviews the empirical literature on the relationship between remittances and various dimensions of social development in the developing world within a broader conceptual framework of migration and development theory. Empiri...
- Patterns, determinants and impact of internal migration in Kakamega district, Kenya
- L. Giesbert / GIGA Deutsches Orient-Institut / GIGA German Institute for Middle East Studies, 2007
- This paper investigates patterns, determinants and the impact of internal migration on households based on data from a densely populated rural area in Kakamega district in Western Kenya. It finds that the motivation behind migration i...
- Information on young migrants
- United Nations Population Fund, 2006
- Why do young people move? Who are they? This report explores the lives of young migrants from or those whose lives are marked by the experiences of spouses or relatives who have moved abroad. The authors hope that by listen...
- Should the US be rethinking its priorities in Latin America?
- N. Birdsall; P. Hakim / Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
- US policy priorities in Latin America may be shifting. This note explores ways that the Bush administration can help to advance development goals in the region. Authors challenge Washington to consider who loses out in free-trade...
- Migrant remittances – the advantages of personal flows
- D. Ratha / Migration Policy Institute, 2007
- Migrant remittances are the most tangible and perhaps the least controversial link between migration and development. This paper finds that remittances provide a convenient angle for approaching the complex migration agenda. They play...
- What role can remittances play during crises?
- K. Savage; P. Harvey / Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2007
- Remittances, or migrants sending money home, are an important part of many people’s lives around the world. Relatively little is known, however, about the role that remittances play in crises. This paper explores this role, anal...
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