The Remittances of Moroccan Emigrants and their Usage

Choice of Money Transfer Methods in the Case of Albanian Immigrants in Greece

“…The prevalence of investment is the conclusion in several other studies. Hamdouch (2005) for the case of Morocco, Leon-Ledesma, and Piracha (2004) for the case of Eastern Europe, Woodruff and Zenteno (2007), Zarate-Hoyos (2004) for the case of Mexico found that remittances particularly influenced investments.…”

The Banking Network as a Transmission Channel of Migrant Remittances: The Case of Greek and Italian Banks in Albania

“…The use of remittances for investments or consumption purposes has been a main issue. Hamdouch (2005) for the case of Morocco, Leon-Ledesma and Piracha (2004) for the case of Eastern Europe, Woodruff and Zenteno (2007) and Zarate-Hoyos (2004) for the case of Mexico have found that remittances affected investments more than consumption. Airola (2007), Kok and Onan (2004), El-Sakka and McNabb (1999) insisted more on the consumption effect of remittances in the case of Mexico, Turkey and Egypt, respectively.…”