In this paper we review the current state of literature on the determinants of remittances
since it is important to understand remittance flows from a policy perspective since they …

Immigrant entrepreneurship is a socioeconomic phenomenon that has become of utmost
importance since immigrant communities have played an important role in economy …

This article explores the factors that account for variation in remittance flows. Why do some
immigrants send much more money to their country of origin than others? This is a question …

We examine the impact of remittances on children's school attendance in the Dominican
Republic. To isolate the effect of remittances from the effect of sometimes concurrent …

In this paper we study the remittance behavior of immigrants and how it relates to temporary
versus permanent migration plans. We use a unique data source that provides unusual …

While recent literature has pointed to a positive effect of migrants' remittances on the
financial development of receiving countries, findings with respect to access to and the use …

This paper explores the developmental impacts of international remittance income on the
recipient households. The empirical analysis proceeds in two parts. In the first part, we show …

Vulnerability to climate change is highly uneven in society because it is determined by
underlying social structures. Pat of the vulnerability of society to the impacts of climate …

This study investigates the consequences of out-migration and migrant remittances for
smallholder agriculture in a rural and environmentally marginal study area in the southern …

Human mobility amidst environmental change constitutes the overwhelming reality in most
of the 'Global South', where wider processes of change such as urbanization, land use …