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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.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: CReAM Discussion Paper Series ; No. 07/11
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
International Migration
- Subject
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remittances
income smoothing
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina
Pozo, Susan
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London
- (where)
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London
- (when)
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2011
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina
- Pozo, Susan
- Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London
Time of origin
- 2011
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