Arbeitspapier
The link between international remittances and private interhousehold transfers
The paper studies the link between international remittances and interhousehold transfers. Using a simple insurance model, it is shown that households transfer a large fraction of the remittance they receive from relatives abroad to other households. The effect of remittances on interhousehold transfers is empirically investigated using an urban household survey from Ethiopia. Consistent with the prediction of the model, remittance has a strong positive effect on the amount of transfer given, controlling for total household income and other covariates.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Memorandum ; No. 14/2012
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Household Behavior and Family Economics: Other
Remittances
Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General
Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Household Analysis: General
- Subject
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international remittances
interhousehold transfers
mutual insurance
Ethiopia
Rücküberweisungen
Intergenerationale Übertragung
Soziales Netzwerk
Äthiopien
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Beyene, Berhe Mekonnen
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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University of Oslo, Department of Economics
- (where)
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Oslo
- (when)
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2012
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Beyene, Berhe Mekonnen
- University of Oslo, Department of Economics
Time of origin
- 2012
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