Essays about: "Remittance"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 50 essays containing the word Remittance.

  1. 16. The Impact of Remittances on the Economic Growth of Developing Countries: A Literature Review

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Lucas Waldem Zanforlini; [2018]
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    Abstract : Firms, financial institutions and governments have been the main source for international financial flows to developing countries. Moreover, from the late 1990s remittances sent from migrants abroad to their home countries became a vital source of income as they exceed official development assistance or aids. READ MORE

  3. 17. Remittances as a Social Contract : An Interview Study on Remittance Behaviour among Swedish Immigrants

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Sara Karlsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Remittances; migration; motivations; gender; conjugal contract; social norms; altruism;

    Abstract : In what has been described as “the age of migration” by Castles et al. (2014) the international transfers of remittances is an ever-growing phenomenon, which has generated an increased interest among both scholars and policy-makers. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Forgotten Transfer - A Microeconomic Perspective on the Relevance of Educational Level for Selection of Transaction Channel for Domestic EU Remittances

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Kjellin; [2017-11-06]
    Keywords : Remittances; educational level; eu; transaction channel; multinomial logistic regression; microeconomics; education; europe;

    Abstract : Up until today, academic research in the area of domestic remittances has been overshadowed by research on the globally far more recognized concept of international remittances. The abundance of research has furthermore focused on elucidating potential net benefits and drawbacks’ stemming from these financial flows, without much emphasis on selection of transaction channels. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Social Impact of Remittances on Gender roles in Kosovo; a catalyst for Women Empowerment?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Andreas Yngvesson; [2017]
    Keywords : Social remittance; Kosovo; Migration; gender roles; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study how social remittance have impacted gender roles in household structures in Kosovo. By studying the ideas, norms, practices and social capitals sent from the migrant families to the residing families in the country of origin, I will examine if this has led to a change in Kosovar household structure. READ MORE

  6. 20. REMITTANCES AND CORRUPTION IN MIGRANTS’ COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Corruption Experience of Remittance Recipients in Latin America and the Caribbean

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hang Nguyen Vu; [2016-09-16]
    Keywords : monetary remittance; social remittance; migration; petty corruption; sending countries; bribe payment; bribe solicitation; multilevel model; particularistic culture; political networks; social networks;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore whether and how (monetary) remittance affects petty corruption in migrants’ countries of origin. Specifically, it investigates whether remittance recipients are more likely to pay bribes than non-recipients. Two arguments are put forward. READ MORE