Remittances
- A positive view on the brain drain issue in developing countries
- Y. Kuznetsov; C. Sabel / World Bank, 2006
- All the very valid concern about brain drain from developing countries not-withstanding, this paper argues for and demonstrates the possibility of win-win positive dynamics benefiting both sending countries and migrants themselves. ...
- Children whose mothers migrate for seasonal work do better: surprising results from Nicaragua
- K. Macours; R. Vakis / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank, 2007
- Remittances from migrant workers have been shown to have a positive effect on children’s education, health and birth-weights; but what are the effects on child development when parents are away for long periods? This paper...
- Enhancing the effectiveness of remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa
- S. Gupta; C. A. Pattillo; S. Wagh / International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 2007
- The flow of remittances into developing countries is attracting increasing attention. This paper assesses the impact of these steadily growing remittance flows to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and finds that remittances, which are a stable...
- Making migration beneficial for sending countries
- R. Faini / European Development Research Network, 2006
- This paper argues that: migration is typically associated with a welfare loss in sending countries unless remittances are sufficiently high remittances are a declining function of the skilled composition of th...
- Impact of remittances on poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
- P. Fajnzylber; J. Humberto López / World Bank, 2006
- The report focuses on the impact of remittances on poverty reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report analyses the characteristics of households that are remittance recipients and how these characteristics affect the pov...
- What donor country policies are required to ensure that aid is effective?
- I. Olivié; A. Sorroza / Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrategicos, Madrid, 2006
- This paper looks at the coherence of donors’ economic policies with the objectives of the official international development cooperation policy. It outlines the potential benefits – and the conditions required to real...
- Prospects and perils of remittances on Euro-Mediterranean economic development
- A. Gallina / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2006
- The intense debate continues on the potential poverty reducing effects of remittances. This paper analyses the impact migrant workers’ remittances have in stimulating local economic development. It focuses on two migration flows ...
- Literature review of migration and its interconnections with rich-country trade, aid and foreign direct investment
- T. Xenogiani / OECD Development Centre, 2006
- This paper reviews the literature on the interconnections between migration, rich-country trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and development assistance, and the positive and negative effects on the sending countries’ developm...
- Perspective of host countries "migrants and development" policies over last three decades
- H. Haas / Oxfam, 2006
- The study analyses how multilateral organisations and European governments and development agencies have implemented "migrants and development" policies over the past three decades. It focuses specifically on the Netherlands, the Unit...
- Positive effects of remittances on financial sector development
- R. Aggarwal; A. Demirgüç-Kunt; M.S.M. Peria / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2006
- Workers’ remittances to developing countries have become the second largest type of flows after foreign direct investment. This paper uses data on workers’ remittance flows to 99 developing countries during 1975-2003 to stud...
- A positive view on the brain drain issue in developing countries
- Y. Kuznetsov; C. Sabel / World Bank, 2006
- All the very valid concern about brain drain from developing countries not-withstanding, this paper argues for and demonstrates the possibility of win-win positive dynamics benefiting both sending countries and migrants themselves. ...
- Children whose mothers migrate for seasonal work do better: surprising results from Nicaragua
- K. Macours; R. Vakis / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank, 2007
- Remittances from migrant workers have been shown to have a positive effect on children’s education, health and birth-weights; but what are the effects on child development when parents are away for long periods? This paper...
- Enhancing the effectiveness of remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa
- S. Gupta; C. A. Pattillo; S. Wagh / International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 2007
- The flow of remittances into developing countries is attracting increasing attention. This paper assesses the impact of these steadily growing remittance flows to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and finds that remittances, which are a stable...
- Making migration beneficial for sending countries
- R. Faini / European Development Research Network, 2006
- This paper argues that: migration is typically associated with a welfare loss in sending countries unless remittances are sufficiently high remittances are a declining function of the skilled composition of th...
- Impact of remittances on poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
- P. Fajnzylber; J. Humberto López / World Bank, 2006
- The report focuses on the impact of remittances on poverty reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report analyses the characteristics of households that are remittance recipients and how these characteristics affect the pov...
- What donor country policies are required to ensure that aid is effective?
- I. Olivié; A. Sorroza / Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrategicos, Madrid, 2006
- This paper looks at the coherence of donors’ economic policies with the objectives of the official international development cooperation policy. It outlines the potential benefits – and the conditions required to real...
- Prospects and perils of remittances on Euro-Mediterranean economic development
- A. Gallina / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2006
- The intense debate continues on the potential poverty reducing effects of remittances. This paper analyses the impact migrant workers’ remittances have in stimulating local economic development. It focuses on two migration flows ...
- Literature review of migration and its interconnections with rich-country trade, aid and foreign direct investment
- T. Xenogiani / OECD Development Centre, 2006
- This paper reviews the literature on the interconnections between migration, rich-country trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and development assistance, and the positive and negative effects on the sending countries’ developm...
- Perspective of host countries "migrants and development" policies over last three decades
- H. Haas / Oxfam, 2006
- The study analyses how multilateral organisations and European governments and development agencies have implemented "migrants and development" policies over the past three decades. It focuses specifically on the Netherlands, the Unit...
- Positive effects of remittances on financial sector development
- R. Aggarwal; A. Demirgüç-Kunt; M.S.M. Peria / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2006
- Workers’ remittances to developing countries have become the second largest type of flows after foreign direct investment. This paper uses data on workers’ remittance flows to 99 developing countries during 1975-2003 to stud...
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