Arbeitspapier

Remittances and Income Smoothing

Due to inadequate savings and binding borrowing constraints, income volatility can make households in developing countries particularly susceptible to economic hardship. We examine the role of remittances in either alleviating or increasing household income volatility using Mexican household level data over the 2000 through 2008 period. We correct for reverse causality and endogeneity and find that while income smoothing does not appear to be the main motive for sending remittances in a non-negligible share of households, remittances do indeed smooth household income on average. Other variables surrounding income volatility are also considered and evaluated.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CReAM Discussion Paper Series ; No. 07/11

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
International Migration
Thema
remittances
income smoothing

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina
Pozo, Susan
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London
(wo)
London
(wann)
2011

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina
  • Pozo, Susan
  • Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London

Entstanden

  • 2011

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