Evaluating the Economic Impact of International Remittances on Developing Countries Using Household Surveys: A Literature Review

This literature review covers 50 recent empirical studies of the economic impact of international remittances on the developing world that are based on household survey data. It begins by reviewing the considerable methodological problems confronting economic work on international remittances, and t...

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Main Author:	Adams, Richard H., Jr.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Remittances F240 Health Production I120 Health and Economic Development I150 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5096

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spelling	okr-10986-50962021-04-23T14:02:21Z Evaluating the Economic Impact of International Remittances on Developing Countries Using Household Surveys: A Literature Review Adams, Richard H., Jr. Remittances F240 Health Production I120 Health and Economic Development I150 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 This literature review covers 50 recent empirical studies of the economic impact of international remittances on the developing world that are based on household survey data. It begins by reviewing the considerable methodological problems confronting economic work on international remittances, and then examines the strengths and weaknesses of various economic studies of the impact of remittances in the developing world on such outcomes as: poverty and inequality, health and education, investment and savings, labour supply and participation, and economic growth. It finds that while international remittances generally have a positive impact on poverty and health in the developing world, remittances can have negative effects on labour supply, education, and economic growth. 2012-03-30T07:31:15Z 2012-03-30T07:31:15Z 2011 Journal Article Journal of Development Studies 00220388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5096 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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spellingShingle	Remittances F240 Health Production I120 Health and Economic Development I150 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Adams, Richard H., Jr. Evaluating the Economic Impact of International Remittances on Developing Countries Using Household Surveys: A Literature Review
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description	This literature review covers 50 recent empirical studies of the economic impact of international remittances on the developing world that are based on household survey data. It begins by reviewing the considerable methodological problems confronting economic work on international remittances, and then examines the strengths and weaknesses of various economic studies of the impact of remittances in the developing world on such outcomes as: poverty and inequality, health and education, investment and savings, labour supply and participation, and economic growth. It finds that while international remittances generally have a positive impact on poverty and health in the developing world, remittances can have negative effects on labour supply, education, and economic growth.
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author	Adams, Richard H., Jr.
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title	Evaluating the Economic Impact of International Remittances on Developing Countries Using Household Surveys: A Literature Review
title_short	Evaluating the Economic Impact of International Remittances on Developing Countries Using Household Surveys: A Literature Review
title_full	Evaluating the Economic Impact of International Remittances on Developing Countries Using Household Surveys: A Literature Review
title_fullStr	Evaluating the Economic Impact of International Remittances on Developing Countries Using Household Surveys: A Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluating the Economic Impact of International Remittances on Developing Countries Using Household Surveys: A Literature Review
title_sort	evaluating the economic impact of international remittances on developing countries using household surveys: a literature review
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Evaluating the Economic Impact of International Remittances on Developing Countries Using Household Surveys: A Literature Review

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