Remittances
- Can donors and Diasporas increase poverty reduction?
- K. Newland / Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2004
- This paper analyses the impact of established Diaspora on the reduction of poverty, and identifies ways in which policy interventions, especially from donors of official development assistance, might strengthen that impact. Thi...
- Including migration into pro-poor policies: Africa
- R. Black / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2004
- This paper reports on the findings of a survey on migration and pro-poor policy in Africa. The survey focused on international refugees, IDPs, and on five specific areas of public policy: brain drain; links with diaspora; African Unit...
- Do remittances hinder technical efficiency in agriculture?
- J.-P. Azam; F. Gubert / European Development Research Network, 2004
- Using data collected in the Kayes area in Western Mali this paper investigates whether migration and remittances are an impediment to technical efficiency in agriculture because migration as an insurance mechanism can give rise to mor...
- Social and political impacts of remittances
- D. Kapur / Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four, 2003
- This paper examines remittance flows to developing countries. It is divided into three main sections: first, it highlights the severe limitations in data, a sharp contrast to other sources of external finance; analyses the key trends ...
- Increasing the development effects of remittances from Norway
- J. Carling / International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2005
- This report, commissioned by the Norwegian Development Agency (Norad), provides an overview of the development issues relating to remittances with the aim of providing a basis for making sound decisions on whether, how, and where to p...
- Are remittances enough?: economic consequences of migration in the Caribbean
- K. Nurse / Canadian Foundation for the Americas, 2004
- This paper examines the developmental impact of the growth of the diasporic economy on Caribbean countries, focusing on the issues of remittances, diasporic exports, brain drain, as well as the new health and security risks associated...
- The impact of remittances in Ghana
- E.K.Y. Addison / Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four, 2004
- This paper presents Balance of Payments (BOP) estimates of private remittances for Ghana. The paper assesses the importance of remittances in the Ghanaian economy. The paper is divided into four main sections: first it presents...
- How important are remittances as a source of development finance?
- D. Ratha / World Bank, 2003
- This paper examines the relative importance of workers’ remittances as a source of development finance in developing countries and discusses measures that industrial and developing countries could take to increase remittances. ...
- Collection of articles examines migration and domestic labour in Arab states
- S. Esim; M. Smith / International Labour Organization, 2004
- This document examines migration of women in Arab states, focusing particularly on domestic workers. The authors examine international policy surrounding migration, as well as stocks and flows of migrant women in Arab states. These st...
- Remittances reduce the level, depth, and severity of poverty in Guatemala
- R.H. Adams / World Bank, 2004
- This paper uses a large, nationally representative household survey to analyse the impact of internal remittances (from Guatemala) and international remittances (from the United States) on poverty in Guatemala. The author finds: ...
- Can donors and Diasporas increase poverty reduction?
- K. Newland / Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2004
- This paper analyses the impact of established Diaspora on the reduction of poverty, and identifies ways in which policy interventions, especially from donors of official development assistance, might strengthen that impact. Thi...
- Including migration into pro-poor policies: Africa
- R. Black / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2004
- This paper reports on the findings of a survey on migration and pro-poor policy in Africa. The survey focused on international refugees, IDPs, and on five specific areas of public policy: brain drain; links with diaspora; African Unit...
- Do remittances hinder technical efficiency in agriculture?
- J.-P. Azam; F. Gubert / European Development Research Network, 2004
- Using data collected in the Kayes area in Western Mali this paper investigates whether migration and remittances are an impediment to technical efficiency in agriculture because migration as an insurance mechanism can give rise to mor...
- Social and political impacts of remittances
- D. Kapur / Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four, 2003
- This paper examines remittance flows to developing countries. It is divided into three main sections: first, it highlights the severe limitations in data, a sharp contrast to other sources of external finance; analyses the key trends ...
- Increasing the development effects of remittances from Norway
- J. Carling / International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2005
- This report, commissioned by the Norwegian Development Agency (Norad), provides an overview of the development issues relating to remittances with the aim of providing a basis for making sound decisions on whether, how, and where to p...
- Are remittances enough?: economic consequences of migration in the Caribbean
- K. Nurse / Canadian Foundation for the Americas, 2004
- This paper examines the developmental impact of the growth of the diasporic economy on Caribbean countries, focusing on the issues of remittances, diasporic exports, brain drain, as well as the new health and security risks associated...
- The impact of remittances in Ghana
- E.K.Y. Addison / Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four, 2004
- This paper presents Balance of Payments (BOP) estimates of private remittances for Ghana. The paper assesses the importance of remittances in the Ghanaian economy. The paper is divided into four main sections: first it presents...
- How important are remittances as a source of development finance?
- D. Ratha / World Bank, 2003
- This paper examines the relative importance of workers’ remittances as a source of development finance in developing countries and discusses measures that industrial and developing countries could take to increase remittances. ...
- Collection of articles examines migration and domestic labour in Arab states
- S. Esim; M. Smith / International Labour Organization, 2004
- This document examines migration of women in Arab states, focusing particularly on domestic workers. The authors examine international policy surrounding migration, as well as stocks and flows of migrant women in Arab states. These st...
- Remittances reduce the level, depth, and severity of poverty in Guatemala
- R.H. Adams / World Bank, 2004
- This paper uses a large, nationally representative household survey to analyse the impact of internal remittances (from Guatemala) and international remittances (from the United States) on poverty in Guatemala. The author finds: ...
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