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References for The good and the bad in remittance flows
Further reading
- Agunias, D. R.Remittances and Development: Trends, Impacts and Policy Options—A Review of the Literature. Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute, 2006.
- Ratha, D., Mohapatra, S., Scheja, E.Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development: A Review of Evidence and Emerging IssuesDevelopment Prospects Group, World Bank Migration and Remittances Unit & Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, Policy Research Working Paper No.5558, 2011.
Key references
- Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Pozo, S. "Migration, remittances, and male and female employment patterns"American Economic Review96:2 (2006): 222–226.
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- Yang, D. "International migration, remittances, and household investment: Evidence from Philippine migrants’ exchange rate shocks"The Economic Journal118 (2008): 591–630.
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- Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Pozo, S. "Workers’ remittances and the real exchange rate: A paradox of gifts"World Development32:8 (2004): 1407–1417.
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- Choi, H., Yang, D. "Are remittances insurance? Evidence from rainfall shocks in the Philippines"World Bank Economic Review21:2 (2007): 219–248.
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- Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Pozo, S. "Accounting for remittance and migration effects on children’s schooling"World Development38:12 (2010): 1747–1759.
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- Aggrawal, R., Demirguc-Kunt, A., Martinez Peria, M. S.Do Remittances Promote Financial Development?World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No.3957, 2006.
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- Bugamelli, M., Paterno, F.Workers’ Remittances and Current Account ReversalsBank of Italy Economic Research Paper No.573, 2006.
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- Chami, R., Fullenkamp, C., Jahjah, S.Are Immigrant Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development?International Monetary Fund Working Paper No.WP/03/189, 2003.
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- Stark, O., Taylor, J. E., Yitzhaki, S. "Remittances and inequality"The Economic Journal96:383 (1986): 722–740.
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- Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Pozo, S. "Remittance income volatility and labor supply in Mexico"Southern Economic Journal72:2 (2012): 257–276.
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- Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Pozo, S. "Remittance income uncertainty and asset accumulation"IZA Journal of Labor & Development3:3 (2014).
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- Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Mazzolari, F. "Remittances to Latin America from migrants in the United States: Assessing the impact of amnesty programs"Journal of Development Economics91:2 (2010): 323–335.
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- Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Puttitanun, T. "Remittances and immigration enforcement"IZA Journal of Migration3:6 (2014).
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- Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Pozo, S. "Migration, remittances, and male and female employment patterns"American Economic Review96:2 (2006): 222–226.
Additional References
- Adams, R. H. "International remittances and the household: Analysis and review of global evidence"Journal of African Economies15 (2006): 396–425.
- Adams, R. H., Page, J. "Do international migration and remittances reduce poverty in developing countries?"World Development33 (2005): 1645–1669.
- Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Bansak, C. "Money transfers among banked and unbanked Mexican immigrants"Southern Economic Journal73 (2006): 374-401.
- Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Pozo, S. "Remittance receipt and business ownership in the Dominican Republic"The World Economy29:7 (2006): 939–956.
- Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Pozo, S. "New evidence on the role of remittances on healthcare expenditures by Mexican households"Review of Economics of the Household9 (2011): 69–98.
- Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Pozo, S. "Remittances and income smoothing"American Economic Review101:3 (2011): 1–8.
- Ashraf, N., Aycinena, D., Martinez, C., Yang, D. "Savings in transnational households: A field experiment among migrants from El Salvador"Review of Economics and Statistics97:2 (2015): 332–351.
- Cox-Edwards, A., Rodríguez Oreggia, E. "Remittance and labor force participation in Mexico: An analysis using propensity score matching"World Development37 (2009): 1004–1014.
- Funkhouser, E. "Migration from Nicaragua: Some recent evidence"World Development20:8 (1992): 1209–1218.
- Gibson, J., McKenzie, D., Stillman, S. "The impacts of international migration on remaining household members: Omnibus results from a migration lottery program"The Review of Economics and Statistics93:4 (2011): 1297–1318.
- Hanson, G. H. "Emigration, remittances, and labor force participation in Mexico"Integration and Trade Journal27 (2007): 73–103.
- Kanaiaupuni, S. M., Donato, K. M. "Migradollars and mortality: The effects of migration on infant survival in Mexico"Demography36:3 (1999): 339–353.
- Keely, C. B., Tran, B. N. "Remittances from labor migration: Evaluations, performance and implications"International Migration Review23:3 (1989): 500–525.
- World BankMigration and Remittances: Recent Development and OutlookWorld Bank Migration and Development Brief No.22, 2014.
- Woodruff, C., Zenteno, R. "Migration networks and microenterprises in Mexico"Journal of Development Economics82 (2007): 509–528.
- Yang, D. "Coping with disaster: The impact of hurricanes on international financial flows, 1970–2001"B. E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (Advances)8:1 (2008).