Artikel

Remittance income uncertainty and asset accumulation

While a sizable literature has concluded that remittances impact the expenditure patterns of households, we have a limited understanding of how the predictability of these money flows affect their usage by remittance-receiving households. Using data from Mexico, we find that both the size and the uncertainty of remittances raise asset accumulation among recipient households. These results suggest that both the level and the predictability of remittance income should be given full consideration in the analysis of household expenditure patterns and in the design of policies to leverage the most out of remittance inflows into developing economies.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: IZA Journal of Labor & Development ; ISSN: 2193-9020 ; Volume: 3 ; Year: 2014 ; Pages: 1-24 ; Heidelberg: Springer

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
International Migration
Demand and Supply of Labor: General
Thema
International remittances
Uncertainty
Household expenditures
Asset accumulation
Mexico

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina
Pozo, Susan
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Springer
(wo)
Heidelberg
(wann)
2014

DOI
doi:10.1186/2193-9020-3-3
Handle
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  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina
  • Pozo, Susan
  • Springer

Entstanden

  • 2014

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