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Hulya Ulku - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Determinants of Remittances: The Case of the South Asian Community in Manchester
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2011
    Co-Authors: Thankom Gopinath Arun, Hulya Ulku
    Abstract:

    This paper investigates the Remittance behaviour of the South Asian community using new data from Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi households in Manchester. The findings show that standard variables such as income, employment, education, linkages to the home country and host country are important determinants of Remittances. Although Remittances are sent mainly for consumption purposes, those sent for land acquisition and savings have stronger association with the amount of Remittances. In addition, we find strong evidence for the Remittance decay hypothesis for Indian and Pakistani migrants, but not for Bangladeshi migrants.

Thankom Gopinath Arun - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Determinants of Remittances: The Case of the South Asian Community in Manchester
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2011
    Co-Authors: Thankom Gopinath Arun, Hulya Ulku
    Abstract:

    This paper investigates the Remittance behaviour of the South Asian community using new data from Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi households in Manchester. The findings show that standard variables such as income, employment, education, linkages to the home country and host country are important determinants of Remittances. Although Remittances are sent mainly for consumption purposes, those sent for land acquisition and savings have stronger association with the amount of Remittances. In addition, we find strong evidence for the Remittance decay hypothesis for Indian and Pakistani migrants, but not for Bangladeshi migrants.

Amal Miftah - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The impact of Remittances on children's human capital accumulation: Evidence from Morocco
    Journal of International Development, 2016
    Co-Authors: Jamal Bouoiyour, Amal Miftah
    Abstract:

    Using a nationally representative household data set from Morocco, the present study seeks to estimate the effects of migrants' Remittances on household investments in children's human capital. Three findings emerge. First, children in Remittance‐receiving households are more likely to attend school and less likely to drop out compared with those in non‐Remittance‐receiving households. Second, children's participation in labour market decreases in the presence of international Remittances. Third, Remittances are associated with significantly lower level of no schooling for girls. These findings support the growing view that Remittances can help increase the educational opportunities, especially for female children.

  • The impact of Remittances on household investments in children's human capital: Evidence from Morocco
    2015
    Co-Authors: Jamal Bouoiyour, Amal Miftah
    Abstract:

    Using a nationally-representative household data set from Morocco, the present study seeks to estimate the effects of migrants’ Remittances on household investments in children's human capital. Three findings emerge. First, children in Remittance-receiving households are more likely to attend school and less likely to drop out compared with those in non-Remittance-receiving households. Second, children’s participation in labor market decreases in the presence of international Remittances. Third, we find Remittances to be associated with significantly lower level of no schooling for girls. These findings support the growing view that Remittances can help increase the educational opportunities, especially for female children.

  • The effects of Remittances on poverty and inequality: Evidence from rural southern Morocco
    2014
    Co-Authors: Jamal Bouoiyour, Amal Miftah
    Abstract:

    In this paper, we examine the effect of migrants’ Remittances on poverty and inequality. The survey data were collected in Morocco, in the rural areas of the region Souss-Massa-Draa. By applying an original approach, we estimate the counterfactual income of Remittance-recipient households corresponding to a hypothetical value of its average income calculated for a scenario without Remittances; this is then compared with its current income. We find that the poverty rate and the vulnerability of non-poor households are significantly dropped due to Remittances. Our findings also suggest that Remittance inflows have increased income inequality compared to the no-migration counterfactual situation.

Christian Hubert Ebeke - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • workers Remittances an overlooked channel of international business cycle transmission
    IMF Working Papers, 2012
    Co-Authors: Adolfo Barajas, Christian Hubert Ebeke, Ralph Chami, Sampawende Tapsoba
    Abstract:

    This paper shows that Remittance flows significantly increase the business cycle synchronization between Remittance-recipient countries and the rest of the world. Using both aggregate and bilateral Remittances data in a panel data setting, the study demonstrates that this effect is robust and causal. Moreover, the econometric analysis reveals that Remittance flows are more effective in channeling economic downturns than upswings from the sending countries to Remittance-receiving economies. The analysis suggests that measures of openness and spillovers could be enhanced by accounting for the role of the Remittances channel.

  • Do Remittances lead to a public moral hazard in developing countries? An empirical investigation
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2012
    Co-Authors: Christian Hubert Ebeke
    Abstract:

    This paper tests the hypothesis that in a context of 'bad governance', Remittance inflows strongly reduce public spending on education and health in receiving countries; a phenomenon called the 'public moral hazard problem'. Using a large sample of 86 developing countries over the period 1996-2007, and after factoring in the endogeneity of Remittances, the results suggest a negative impact of Remittances on public spending on education and health, when governance is bad in Remittance-dependent economies.

  • Essays on the macroeconomic consequences of Remittances in developing countries
    2011
    Co-Authors: Christian Hubert Ebeke
    Abstract:

    This thesis focused on the consequences of Remittance inflows in developing countries. The first part explored the causal impacts of Remittances on some indicators of aggregate welfare while the second part examined the effects of Remittances on public policy. Several results emerged. First, Remittance inflows help reduce the proportion of individuals selling low wages and this effect is stronger in a context of low level of financial development, high macroeconomic instability and less unpredictable Remittances (Chapter 1). Second, Remittances have a robust stabilizing impact on the private consumption. However, this effect tends to decrease with the levels of Remittance inflows and financial development. Moreover, Remittance-dependent economies seem to be strongly sheltered against the damaging effects of various types of shocks affecting consumption (Chapter 2). In Chapter 3, the results highlighted that Remittance inflows dampen the positive effect of natural disasters on the output growth volatility. However, this impact was strongly reduced as the level of Remittances increased. The second part of the thesis revealed interesting results regarding the effects of Remittance inflows on public policy. First, Remittance inflows reduce the insurance role played by the government consumption in more open economies and this effect is more likely to hold when Remittances exhibit a countercyclical behavior (Chapter 4). In Chapter 5, the results showed that the fiscal retrenchment induced by Remittance inflows, is particularly marked for the public education and health spending in countries characterized by various types of governance problems. Finally, the thesis showed that the effects of Remittances do not only concern the expenditure side but also the revenue side. Remittances are more likely to increase the fiscal space in receiving economies that rely on the value added tax system. In these countries, Remittance inflows help increase both the level and the stability of the government tax revenue ratio (Chapter 6).

Jim Airola - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • labor supply in response to Remittance income the case of mexico
    Journal of Developing Areas, 2008
    Co-Authors: Jim Airola
    Abstract:

    The growth in the flow of international Remittance income in many developing countries has increased attention towards Remittances as a development mechanism. This study attempts to understand to what degree labor patterns are affected by the receipt of Remittances. Using nationally representative household income and expenditure data for Mexico, I analyze the effect of Remittance income on labor supply decisions. I find that household labor supply in response to Remittance income is consistent with findings which measure labor supply behavior in the presence of other forms of unearned income in different settings. That is, Remittance receipts are associated with fewer hours of work and income elasticities are estimated in the range of -.006 to -.03. This finding attenuates to some degree the measure of the impact of Remittances in the receiving country's aggregate output.

  • the use of Remittance income in mexico
    International Migration Review, 2007
    Co-Authors: Jim Airola
    Abstract:

    Immigration affects sending countries through the receipt of Remittance income. The impact of these cash transfers on households and communities has brought attention to Remittances as a development mechanism. This study attempts to understand the degree to which household consumption is affected by the receipt of Remittance income and the ways in which the broader communities may be impacted. Using household income and expenditure data for Mexico, expenditure patterns of Remittance-receiving households are analyzed. Regression analysis indicates that Remittance-receiving households spend a greater share of total income on durable goods, healthcare, and housing.