International Migration and National Development

Je, Taylor; Arango, Joaquín; Hugo, Graeme; Kouaouci, Ali; Ds, Massey; Pellegrino, Adéla

doi:10.2307/3646297

Cited by 136 publications

(80 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Remittances from internal migrants, although smaller in magnitude, also comprise a vital component of rural livelihoods in many developing countries (Reardon 1997;Rempel and Lobdell 1978). Research shows that remittances relax budget or credit constraints in origin households (Lauby and Stark 1988;Lucas and Stark 1985;Stark and Levhari 1982;Taylor 1999) and provide opportunities for income redistribution and poverty reduction in origin communities or countries (Durand et al 1996a;Durand, Parrado and Massey 1996b;Jones 1998;Rapoport and Docquier 2006;Russell 1986;Taylor et al 1996). To anticipate the macro-level consequences of these flows, we first need to understand the micro-level motives shaping individuals' remittance behavior.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Integrated Analysis of Migration and Remittances: Modeling Migration as a Mechanism for Selection

Garip

2012

Popul Res Policy Rev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Prior work has modeled individuals' migration and remittance behavior separately, and reported mixed empirical support for various remittance motivations. This study offers an integrated approach, and considers migration as a mechanism for selection in a censored probit model of remittance behavior. This approach leads to different conclusions about the determinants of remittance behavior in the Thai internal migration setting. To the extent that these determinants capture different remittance motivations, as prior research has presumed, the analysis also provides varying support for these motivations. These results suggest that migration and remittance behavior are interrelated, and it is crucial for an analysis of remittance behavior to control for the selectivity of migration.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Integrated Analysis of Migration and Remittances: Modeling Migration as a Mechanism for Selection

Garip

2012

Popul Res Policy Rev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Migrant remittances also serve as a source of income for savings and investment, as confirmed by Taylor [15], and thereby lead to growth and development of an economy. This is corroborated in a study on Mali by Findley and Sow [18], who report that remittances not only covered basic food and cash needs but also allowed people to pay for irrigation in agriculture.…”

Section: Impact Of Remittance Flowmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, Russell et al [14] concluded that after satisfying subsistence needs, migrant remittances are used for investment purposes such as education, livestock, farming, and small scale enterprise. Taylor [15] has also argued that remittances have multiplier effects that work to increase national income. In a study on Senegal, Diatta and Mbow [16] found that remittances were a substantial source of revenue for families with migrant members and were also used to promote development in migrants' home communities.…”

Section: Impact Of Remittance Flowmentioning

confidence: 99%

Remittances to Ghana: Benefits to the Housing Sector and Impact of Financial Crisis

Karley¹

2012

JCEA

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:The role of inflow of overseas remittances towards the development of housing sector in Ghana, and the impact of recent financial crisis on the development process is investigated. This is achieved through a review and analysis of information gathered through national and international statistical sources and targeted household and institutional interviews. As a prelude to the analysis the study assessed the importance of remittance as large and growing part of the economic underpinning of developing countries. It then assesses whether remittances have a particular relationship with housing. The research provided an estimate of the nature, level and uses of remittances and the different cyclical characters of other flows. It reveals that the successful real estate market development across Ghana during the past decade benefited from a buoyant national economy, improved financial systems and family remittances. However, the picture changed especially during 2008 attributed mainly to the global financial crisis and economic downturn. The reverberating problems of unemployment and high levels of bankruptcies in the advanced countries were felt but not as pronounced as they were in the major industrialised economies. The discussions concluded by posing a much broader question in relation to other developing countries about how remittances could be mobilised towards the development of the housing sector.

show abstract

“…Such studies conclude that remitt ances are not put into productive use and instead, they are conspicuously consumed (Chami et al, 2003;Taylor et al, 1996;Durand and Massey, 1992;and Papademetrious and Martin, 1991). It is possible that this research on remitt ance use off ers a partial and possibly distorted view of how remitt ances infl uence demand, due to the assumed fungibility of income.…”

Section: Remitt Ances and Expenditures In Rural Householdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Migration and Remittances Effects on Consumption of the Poorest: The Mexican Case

Rivera¹,

González²

2017

PE-IPN

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ResumenEste trabajo presenta evidencia empírica sobre el efecto de las remesas en los patrones de gasto de hogares rurales que viven en algunas de las zonas más pobres de México. Utilizando datos de las encuestas del programa Progresa-Oportunidades de los años 1997 al 2000, se desarrolla un modelo econométrico que considera el proceso de autoselección involucrado en el fenómeno migratorio, para estimar el impacto que tiene la probabilidad de recibir remesas, internas y externas, en los patrones de gasto de estos hogares. Los resultados señalan que existen efectos signifi cativos en ciertas categorías de gasto. Dichos hallazgos indican que los hogares con mayor probabilidad de recibir remesas tienen mayor propensión a gastar en categorías de gasto relacionadas con la inversión física y humana. The authors would like to thank the Hewlett Foundation and the MacMillan Center at Yale University for their fi nancial support to this work. We specially thank to professor Gustav Ranis for his eff orts coordinating the empirical studies prepared for the Global Citizen Project and the working group formed at the Economic Growth Center of Yale University for their valuable comments and observations. JOSÉ J. MORA / JESÚS ARELLANO 122 AbstractIn this work we present empirical evidence to test for the impact of remitt ances on expenditure patt erns in rural Mexican households located in poor areas. Using data from the Progresa-Oportunidades program from 1997 to 2000, we develop an econometric approach that deals with the selection mechanism aff ecting migration decisions, to estimate the impact that the probability of receiving remitt ances, internal and external, has on expenditure patt erns of rural poor households. Our fi ndings indicate that there are signifi cant eff ects on some expenditure categories. Household with higher probabilities of receiving internal and external remitt ances are more likely to spend in expenditure categories like physical and human investments.

show abstract

International Migration and National Development

Cited by 136 publications

References 0 publications

An Integrated Analysis of Migration and Remittances: Modeling Migration as a Mechanism for Selection

An Integrated Analysis of Migration and Remittances: Modeling Migration as a Mechanism for Selection

Remittances to Ghana: Benefits to the Housing Sector and Impact of Financial Crisis

Migration and Remittances Effects on Consumption of the Poorest: The Mexican Case

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About